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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 7: Acquisition Planning

FAR 7.000 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 7 sets out policies and procedures for acquisition planning and related decisions. It matters to contractors because it covers how agencies decide what to buy, whether to use commercial or Government resources, whether to lease or buy equipment, and whether functions are inherently governmental.

Applies to: Acquisition planning under FAR Part 7

Key terms: acquisition plans · commercial or Government resources · lease equipment · purchase · inherently governmental

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 for—

(a) Developing acquisition plans;

(b) Determining whether to use commercial or Government resources for acquisition of supplies or services;

(c) Deciding whether it is more economical to lease equipment rather than purchase it; and

(d) Determining whether functions are inherently governmental.

7.101 Definitions. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 7

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

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