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 “tentative award pattern”

  • FAR 25.504-4 Group award basis.
    …g Offer C and determine which offer has the lowest evaluated cost for each line item (the tentative award pattern): Item 1: Low offer A is domestic; select A. Item 2: Low offer B is eligible; do not apply factor; select B. Item 3: Low of…
  • FAR 25.503 Group offers.
    …pecify an award restriction on a line item basis in accordance with 25.502, determining a tentative award pattern by selecting for each line item the offer with the lowest evaluated price. (2) Evaluate an offer that specifies an award rest…

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.