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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2 sections with “planned dollar levels”

  • FAR 34.005-3 Concept exploration contracts.
    … performed during the concept exploration phase shall be for relatively short periods, at planned dollar levels. These contracts are to refine the proposed concept and to reduce the concept's technical uncertainties. The scope of work for t…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    … (D) Independent Government cost estimates by technical personnel; and (E) Forecasts of planned expenditures. (iv) Verification that the offeror's cost submissions are in accordance with the contract cost principles and procedures in par…

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.