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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 52: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 52.2

FAR 52.211-3 Availability of Specifications Not Listed in the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This solicitation provision tells contractors where to get specifications that are cited in the solicitation but are not listed in the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions. It matters because it gives contractors a way to obtain the documents they need to understand the requirements and prepare a response.

Applies to: Contractors responding to a solicitation that cites specifications not listed in the GSA Index

What it requires

  • When requesting a specification, identify the solicitation number and the specification requested by date, title, and number as cited in the solicitation.

Key terms: solicitation · specifications · GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions · solicitation number

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

As prescribed in 11.204(c), insert a provision substantially the same as the following:

Availability of Specifications Not Listed in the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions (JUN 1988)

The specifications cited in this solicitation may be obtained from:

The request should identify the solicitation number and the specification requested by date, title, and number, as cited in the solicitation.

(End of provision)

Sections it refers to

  • 11.204 Solicitation provisions.

Sections that refer to it

  • 11.204 Solicitation provisions.

← 52.211-2 Availability of Defense Specifications, Standards, and Data Item Descriptions in the Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) website. · 52.211-4 Availability for Examination of Specifications Not Listed in the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 52

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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