FAR Parts & Subparts
This FAR Part covers the overall Federal Acquisition Regulations System.
What is Far Part 1?
The current micro-purchase threshold for general supplies and services (SCLS not applicable), effective as of October 2025.
What is $15,000?
FAR 2.101 (FAC 2025-06, 10/1/2025)
The acquiring by contract with appropriated funds of supplies or services for the use of the Federal Government.
What is an acquisition?
This DoD-specific regulation supplements the FAR for defense acquisitions.
What is the DFARS?
This phase of the contracting process begins immediately after award and focuses on performance oversight.
What is contract administration?
This FAR Part addresses the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
What is FAR Part 12?
The current simplified acquisition threshold, above which more formal competition is typically required, effective as of October 2025.
What is $350,000?
FAR 2.101
A contract that engages a contractor’s time and effort to perform an identifiable task rather than furnish an end item of supply.
What is a service contract?
The DFARS is codified in this title and chapter of the Code of Federal Regulations.
What is Title 48, Chapter 2?
This meeting or process after award helps ensure mutual understanding of contract requirements between government and contractor.
What is a "post-award orientation" (aka Kick-Off Meeting)?
FAR 42.501(a)
This FAR Subpart outlines simplified procedures for certain commercial products and commercial services.
What is FAR Subpart 13.5?
The threshold above which certified cost or pricing data is generally required under the Truthful Cost or Pricing Data requirements for prime contracts awarded after July 1, 2018.
What is $2.5 million?
FAR 15.403-4(a)(1)
The transfer by a contractor of its right to be paid by the Government to a bank or financing institution as loan security.
What is an assignment of claims?
This companion resource to the DFARS provides procedures, guidance, and information on implementation.
What is the DFARS PGI?
The number of calendar days contractors have to submit comments or rebuttals on past performance evaluations completed in CPARS.
What is 14 calendar days?
FAR 42.1503(d)
This FAR Part covers Service Contracting.
What is FAR Part 37?
The micro-purchase threshold for construction subject to the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute (formerly Davis-Bacon Act).
What is $2,000?
FAR 2.101
A special form of written approval by an authorized official required by statute or regulation before certain contract actions.
What is a Determination and Findings (D&F)?
This council oversees and maintains changes to the DFARS.
What is the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DARC)?
This notice gives a contractor 10 days to correct a failure before potential termination for default.
What is a cure notice?
FAR 49.402-3(d) and FAR 49.607(a)
This FAR Subpart details the use of options in contracts.
What is FAR Subpart 17.2?
The threshold for requiring a subcontracting plan from non-small business prime contractors on Federal contracts that are not for construction.
What is $900,000?
FAR 19.702(a)(1)(i)
Any cost not directly identified with a single final cost objective but with two or more objectives.
What is an indirect cost?
This DoD Class Deviation requires a determination of fair and reasonable prices when using Federal Supply Schedule contracts.
What is DoD CD 2014-O0011?
DFARS 208.404
The timeframe in months within which contracts requiring settlement of indirect cost rates should ideally be closed out.
What is 36 months?
FAR 4.804-1(a)(3)