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 “full-scale development contracts”

  • FAR 34.005-5 Full-scale development contracts.
    Whenever practicable, the full-scale development contracts should provide for the contractors to submit priced proposals for production that are based on the latest quantity, schedule, and logistics requirements and other considerations tha…
  • FAR 34.005-4 Demonstration contracts.
    … submit, by the end of the phase, priced proposals, totally funded by the Government, for full-scale development. The contracting officer should provide contractors with operational test conditions, performance criteria, life cycle cost fac…
  • FAR 48.201 Clauses for supply or service contracts.
    …ering clause in solicitations and contracts— (1) For research and development other than full-scale development; (2) For engineering services from not-for-profit or nonprofit organizations; (3) For personal services (see subpart 37.1); …
  • FAR 34.005-6 Full production.
    Contracts for full production of successfully tested major systems selected from the full-scale development phase may be awarded if the agency head (a) reaffirms the mission need and program objectives and (b) grants approval to proceed wit…
  • DFARS 252.270-7002 Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses.
    …apital necessary to bridge funding gaps, for example, between prototype demonstration and full-scale development. (End of clause)

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.