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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80 sections with “commercial rates”: the first 40
- FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.(a) In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 3307, contracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include only those clauses— (1) Required to implement provisions of law or executi…
- FAR 27.405-3 Commercial computer software.…ontracting other than from GSA's Multiple Award Schedule contracts for the acquisition of commercial computer software, no specific contract clause prescribed in this subpart need be used, but the contract shall specifically address the Gov…
- FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…s prescribed in 12.301(b)(3), insert the following clause: Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2023) (a) Inspection/Acceptance. The Contractor shall only tender for acceptance those items that co…
- FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…clause: Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAR 2026) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause…
- FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).…), insert the following clause: Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services) (MAR 2026) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) claus…
- FAR 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels.…ibed in 47.507(a), insert the following clause: Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (NOV 2021) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this clause, the Cargo Preference Act of 1954 (46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b)) requ…
- FAR 31.103 Contracts with commercial organizations.…vice, experimental, developmental, and research contracts and contract modifications with commercial organizations whenever cost analysis is performed as required by 15.404-1(c). (b) In addition, the contracting officer shall incorporate t…
- FAR 52.216-30 Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition Without Adequate Price Competition.… the following provision: Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition Without Adequate Price Competition (NOV 2021) (a) The Government contemplates award of a Time-and-Materials or Labor-Hour type…
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.…Biobased product means a product determined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be a commercial product or industrial product (other than food or feed) that is composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products, includin…
- FAR 12.207 Contract type.… contracts or fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services. (b)(1) A time-and-materials contract or labor-hour contract (see Subpart 16.6) may be used for the acquis…
- FAR 15.403-1 Prohibition on obtaining certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).… by law or regulation (see standards in paragraph (c)(2) of this subsection); (3) When a commercial product or commercial serviceis being acquired (see standards in paragraph (c)(3) of this section); (4) When a waiver has been granted (se…
- FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.…ified cost or pricing data from the offeror or contractor for all acquisitions (including commercial acquisitions), if that is the contracting officer's only means to determine the price to be fair and reasonable. (2) The Government may us…
- FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.…er part 41; (iv) Service contracts where supplies are not required; (v) Acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services ; and (vi) Contracts for petroleum products. (2) The contracting officer shall insert the clause with it…
- FAR 16.601 Time-and-materials contracts.…egree of confidence. See 12.207(b) for the use of time-and-material contracts for certain commercial services. (1) Government surveillance. A time-and-materials contract provides no positive profit incentive to the contractor for cost cont…
- FAR 32.206 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.…the paragraph entitled “Payment” of the clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. If the contract will provide for contract financing, the contracting officer shall construct a solicitati…
- FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.…ntractor becomes bankrupt or insolvent. (5) If the financing payments are in the form of commercial product or commercial service financing payments, the terms of the subcontract or interdivisional order concerning payments— (i) Are const…
- DFARS 225.870-3 Submission of offers.(a) As indicated in 225.870-4, the Canadian Commercial Corporation is the prime contractor. To indicate acceptance of offers by individual Canadian companies, the Canadian Commercial Corporation issues a letter supporting the Canadian offer…
- DFARS 225.7003-3 Exceptions.…ailability of a particular electronic component is critical to national security. (2)(i) Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items containing specialty metals, except the restrictions do apply to contracts or subcontracts for the a…
- DFARS 234.7002 Policy.(a) Major weapon systems. (1) A DoD major weapon system may be treated as a commercial product, or acquired under procedures established for the acquisition of commercial products, only if— (i) The Secretary of Defense determines that— (A…
- DFARS 252.225-7009 Restriction on Acquisition of Certain Articles Containing Specialty Metals.…ovisioned and replaced as an entity; and (ii) Incorporates multiple, replaceable parts. Commercial derivative military article means an item acquired by the Department of Defense that is or will be produced using the same production facil…
- DFARS 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements.…f any country to which the HTSUS column 2 rates of duty (HTSUS General Note 3(b)) apply. Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item. (1) Means any item of supply (including construction material) that is— (i) A commercial product (a…
- DFARS 252.225-7052 Restriction on the Acquisition of Certain Magnets, Tantalum, and Tungsten.…rovisioned and replaced as an entity; and (2) Incorporates multiple, replaceable parts. Commercially available off-the-shelf item— (1) Means any item of supply that is— (i) A commercial products (as defined in paragraph (1) of the defin…
- FAR 5.503 Procedures.…nless the award/order is made by using electronic commerce or by using the Governmentwide commercial purchase card for micropurchases. (b) Rates. Advertisements may be paid for at rates not over the commercial rates charged private individ…
- FAR 32.601 General.…, or 52.232-32(d)(2), Performance—Based Payments, or any contract clause for financing of commercial products or commercial services. (4) Increases to financing payment liquidation rates. (5) Overpayments disclosed by quarterly statements…
- FAR 47.104 Government rate tenders under sections 10721 and 13712 of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 10721 and 13712).…the account of the United States without charge or at “a rate reduced from the applicable commercial rate.” Reduced rates are offered in a Government rate tender. Additional information for civilian agencies is available in the Federal Mana…
- FAR 47.104-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts.…t charges. Therefore, 49 U.S.C. 10721 and 13712 rates may be used for shipments moving on commercial bills of lading in cost reimbursement contracts under which the transportation costs are direct and allowable costs under the cost principl…
- FAR 47.303-1 F.o.b. origin.…d in the solicitation, to any Government-designated point located within the same city or commercial zone as the f.o.b. origin point specified in the contract (the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration prescribes commercial zones at S…
- FAR 47.503 Applicability.…r with local currency funds (see 47.504(b)). (b) Government-owned supplies to be shipped commercially that are (1) in the possession of a department, a contractor, or a subcontractor at any tier and (2) for use of military departments shal…
- FAR 52.216-29 Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition With Adequate Price Competition.… the following provision: Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition With Adequate Price Competition (NOV 2021) (a) The Government contemplates award of a Time-and-Materials or Labor-Hour type of…
- FAR 52.216-31 Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Commercial Acquisition.…(3), insert the following provision: Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Commercial Acquisition (NOV 2021) (a) The Government contemplates award of a Time-and-Materials or Labor-Hour type of contract resulting from this so…
- FAR 52.247-29 F.o.b. Origin.…d in the solicitation, to any Government designated point located within the same city or commercial zone as the f.o.b. origin point specified in the contract (the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration prescribes commercial zones at S…
- FAR 52.247-31 F.o.b. Origin, Freight Allowed.…d in the solicitation, to any Government-designated point located within the same city or commercial zone as the f.o.b. origin point specified in the contract the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration prescribes commercial zones at Su…
- DFARS 252.216-7002 Alternate A, Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition with Adequate Price Competition.…R 52.216-29: Alternate A, Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition With Adequate Price Competition (JAN 2023) (c) The offeror must establish fixed hourly rates using separate rates for each cat…
- DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.…ernment will not pay for any repairs, replacement, and/or refurbishment of the property. Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means— (1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the …
- FAR 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.…tractor uses for these employees and equivalent employees servicing the same equipment of commercial customers. (iv) The apparent successful offeror certifies to the conditions in paragraph (c)(2)(i) through (iii) of this subsection. (See …
- FAR 31.205-34 Recruitment costs.… applicants for interviews. (6) Costs for employment agencies, not in excess of standard commercial rates. (b) Help-wanted advertising costs are unallowable if the advertising— (1) Does not describe specific positions or classes of posit…
- FAR 32.205 Procedures for offeror-proposed commercial contract financing.(a) Under this procedure, each offeror may propose financing terms. The contracting officer must then determine which offer is in the best interests of the United States. (b) Solicitations. The contracting officer must include in the solic…
- FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.…ed rights data means data, other than computer software, that embody trade secrets or are commercial or financial and confidential or privileged, to the extent that such data pertain to items, components, or processes developed at private e…
- FAR 52.247-33 F.o.b. Origin, With Differentials.…d in the solicitation, to any Government-designated point located within the same city or commercial zone as the f.o.b. origin point specified in the contract (the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration prescribes commercial zones at S…
- DFARS 252.225-7051 Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Foreign Commercial Satellite Services.As prescribed in 225.772-5, use the following clause: Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Foreign Commerical Satellite Services (DEC 2022) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered foreign country means— (1) The People's Republ…
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.