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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3 sections with “advisory findings”

  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ficient to support the reasonable belief that a particular act or omission has occurred. Advisory and assistance services means those services provided under contract by nongovernmental sources to support or improve: organizational policy …
  • FAR 19.705-3 Preparing the solicitation.
    …me to review any solicitation requiring submission of a subcontracting plan and to submit advisory findings before the solicitation is issued.
  • DFARS 252.235-7004 Protection of Human Subjects.
    …f research are covered or are exempt under the contract. (d) DoD staff, consultants, and advisory groups may independently review and inspect the Contractor's research and research procedures involving human subjects and, based on such fin…

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.