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 “contingent fee arrangement”

  • FAR 3.405 Misrepresentations or violations of the Covenant Against Contingent Fees.
    …ve evidence of attempted or actual exercise of improper influence, misrepresentation of a contingent fee arrangement, or other violation of the Covenant Against Contingent Fees shall report the matter promptly to the contracting officer or …
  • FAR 3.402 Statutory requirements.
    Contractors' arrangements to pay contingent fees for soliciting or obtaining Government contracts have long been considered contrary to public policy because such arrangements may lead to attempted or actual exercise of improper influence. …
  • FAR 3.400 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart prescribes policies and procedures that restrict contingent fee arrangements for soliciting or obtaining Government contracts to those permitted by 10 U.S.C. 3321(b)(1)and 41 U.S.C. 3901.
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …actor, except as shown in the financial statements. (3) The Contractor has disclosed all contingent liabilities, except for liability resulting from the renegotiation of defense production contracts, in the financial statements furnished t…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …rtakes to indemnify another against loss, damage, or liability arising from an unknown or contingent event. Interagency acquisition means a procedure by which an agency needing supplies or services (the requesting agency) obtains them from…

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.