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 “rent-free basis”

  • FAR 45.301 Use and rental.
    …d rental of Government property. (a) Government property shall normally be provided on a rent-free basis in performance of the contract under which it is accountable or otherwise authorized. (b) Rental charges, to the extent authorized do…
  • FAR 45.103 General.
    …; (5) Charge appropriate rentals when the property is authorized for use on other than a rent-free basis; and (6) Require contractors to justify retaining Government property not needed for contract performance and to declare property as …
  • FAR 45.201 Solicitation.
    …ion of all Government property that the offeror or its subcontractors propose to use on a rent-free basis. The list shall identify the accountable contract under which the property is held and the authorization for its use (from the contrac…
  • FAR 19.1307 Price evaluation preference for HUBZone small business concerns.
    …ems on which award may be made. Other evaluation factors, such as transportation costs or rent-free use of Government property, shall be added to the offer to establish the base offer before adding the factor of 10 percent. (d) When the tw…

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.