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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 6: Competition Requirements

FAR 6.000 Scope of part.

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 explains that FAR Part 6 sets out policies and procedures for promoting full and open competition in the acquisition process, including full and open competition, competition after excluding sources, and other than full and open competition. It also notes that this part does not cover the results of competition, such as adequate price competition, which are handled in other parts like Part 15.

Applies to: Acquisition process under FAR Part 6

Key terms: full and open competition · full and open competition after exclusion of sources · other than full and open competition · advocates for competition · adequate price competition

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

The text

This part prescribes policies and procedures to promote full and open competition in the acquisition process and to provide for full and open competition, full and open competition after exclusion of sources, other than full and open competition, and advocates for competition. This part does not deal with the results of competition (e.g., adequate price competition), that are addressed in other parts (e.g., part 15).

6.001 Applicability. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 6

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

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