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 “provisional authorization”

  • DFARS 239.7602-1 General.
    …ce provider (e.g., contractor or subcontractor, regardless of tier) that has been granted provisional authorization by Defense Information Systems Agency, at the level appropriate to the requirement, to provide the relevant cloud computing …
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    …s prior to the end of the statutory period. (3) The Contractor shall— (i) File either a provisional or a nonprovisional patent application on an elected subject invention within 1 year after election, provided that in all cases the applic…

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.