Regulations last checked for updates: Apr 30, 2025

Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: Oct 18, 2025
1.000 - 1.000 Scope of part.

This part sets forth basic policies and general information about the Federal Acquisition Regulations System including purpose, authority, applicability, issuance, arrangement, numbering, dissemination, implementation, supplementation, maintenance, administration, and deviation. Subparts 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4 prescribe administrative procedures for maintaining the FAR System.

authority: 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: 48 FR 42103, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 48 CFR 1.000