FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 53: Forms › Subpart 53.1
FAR 53.104 Overprinting.
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 section allows standard and optional forms to be overprinted with names, addresses, and other uniform entries that are consistent with the form's purpose and do not alter the form. It also states that no exception approval is needed for such overprinting. This matters to contractors because it clarifies that they can customize forms in this limited way without seeking special permission.
Applies to: Standard and optional forms obtained as required by 53.107
Key terms: overprinting · standard and optional forms · exception approval
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
Standard and optional forms (obtained as required by 53.107) may be overprinted with names, addresses, and other uniform entries that are consistent with the purpose of the form and that do not alter the form in any way. Exception approval for overprinting is not needed.
Sections it refers to
- 53.107 Obtaining forms.
← 53.103 Exceptions. · 53.105 Computer generation. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 53
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 1, 2, 4, 33, 39, 40, and 53 ↗ · proposed 2026-06-23 · comments due 2026-07-23
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Controlled Unclassified Information ↗ · proposed 2025-01-15 · comments due 2025-03-17
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-07-30 · effective 2024-08-29
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.