48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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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.

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5 sections with “RFPs”

  • FAR 15.203 Requests for proposals.
    (a) Requests for proposals (RFPs) are used in negotiated acquisitions to communicate Government requirements to prospective contractors and to solicit proposals. RFPs for competitive acquisitions shall, at a minimum, describe the— (1) Gove…
  • FAR 15.200 Scope of subpart.
    …ndustry prior to receipt of proposals; (b) Preparing and issuing requests for proposals (RFPs) and requests for information (RFIs); and (c) Receiving proposals and information.
  • FAR 15.201 Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals.
    …ding restrictions on disclosure of information); (5) Presolicitation notices; (6) Draft RFPs; (7) RFIs; (8) Presolicitation or preproposal conferences; and (9) Site visits. (d) The special notices of procurement matters at 5.205(c), o…
  • FAR 15.204-2 Part I—The Schedule.
    …uisition, or Standard Form (SF) 33, Solicitation, Offer and Award, may be used to prepare RFPs. (2) When other than OF 308 or SF 33 is used, include the following information on the first page of the solicitation: (i) Name, address, and l…
  • FAR 15.210 Forms.
    …nd Optional Form 308, Solicitation and Offer—Negotiated Acquisition, may be used to issue RFPs and RFIs. (b) Standard Form 30, Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract, and Optional Form 309, Amendment of Solicitation, may be use…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.