48 CFR 12.000 - 12.000 Scope of part.

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Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: Dec 02, 2025

View all text of Part 12 [12.000 - 12.603]

12.000 - 12.000 Scope of part.

This part prescribes policies and procedures unique to the acquisition of commercial products, including commercial components, and commercial services. It implements the Federal Government's preference for the acquisition of commercial products contained in 41 U.S.C. 1906,1907,and.S.C. 3451-3453 by establishing acquisition policies more closely resembling those of the commercial marketplace and encouraging the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.

[60 FR 48241, Sept. 18, 1995, as amended at 79 FR 24199, Apr. 29, 2014; 86 FR 61021, Nov. 4, 2021; 87 FR 73897, Dec. 1, 2022]

authority: 41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.

source: 60 FR 48241, Sept. 18, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 48 CFR 12.000