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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4 sections with “fundamental fairness”

  • FAR 3.204 Treatment of violations.
    …sents. The procedures should be as informal as practicable, consistent with principles of fundamental fairness. (c) When the agency head or designee determines that a violation has occurred, the Government may— (1) Terminate the contracto…
  • FAR 3.705 Procedures.
    …-making process shall be as informal as is practicable, consistent with the principles of fundamental fairness. As a minimum, however, agencies shall provide the following: (1) A notice of the proposed action to declare void and rescind th…
  • FAR 9.406-3 Procedures.
    …sion-making process that are as informal as is practicable, consistent with principles of fundamental fairness. These procedures shall afford the contractor (and any specifically named affiliates) an opportunity to submit, in person, in wri…
  • FAR 9.407-3 Procedures.
    …sion-making process that are as informal as is practicable, consistent with principles of fundamental fairness. These procedures shall afford the contractor (and any specifically named affiliates) an opportunity, following the imposition of…

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.