Federal Acquisition Regulation
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The Federal Acquisition Regulation is the primary set of rules governing how U.S. federal agencies procure goods and services from contractors.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2912616 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Acquisition Regulation Context triple: [Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, relatedTo, Federal Acquisition Regulation]
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A.
Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council is a U.S. government body responsible for overseeing and maintaining the Federal Acquisition Regulation, which governs how federal agencies procure goods and services.
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B.
Federal Advisory Committee Act
The Federal Advisory Committee Act is a U.S. law that governs the creation and operation of federal advisory committees to ensure transparency, public involvement, and balanced representation in their advice to the government.
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C.
Code of Federal Regulations
The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules and regulations issued by the departments and agencies of the United States federal government.
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D.
Office of Federal Procurement Policy
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is a U.S. federal office that provides overall direction for government-wide procurement policies, regulations, and procedures to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in federal contracting.
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E.
Government Procurement Code
The Government Procurement Code is a plurilateral trade agreement established under the GATT framework to open and regulate government purchasing markets among participating countries, later evolving into the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Acquisition Regulation Target entity description: The Federal Acquisition Regulation is the primary set of rules governing how U.S. federal agencies procure goods and services from contractors.
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A.
Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council is a U.S. government body responsible for overseeing and maintaining the Federal Acquisition Regulation, which governs how federal agencies procure goods and services.
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B.
Federal Advisory Committee Act
The Federal Advisory Committee Act is a U.S. law that governs the creation and operation of federal advisory committees to ensure transparency, public involvement, and balanced representation in their advice to the government.
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C.
Code of Federal Regulations
The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules and regulations issued by the departments and agencies of the United States federal government.
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D.
Office of Federal Procurement Policy
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is a U.S. federal office that provides overall direction for government-wide procurement policies, regulations, and procedures to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in federal contracting.
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E.
Government Procurement Code
The Government Procurement Code is a plurilateral trade agreement established under the GATT framework to open and regulate government purchasing markets among participating countries, later evolving into the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal regulation
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government-wide acquisition regulation ⓘ procurement regulation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | FAR ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council
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surface form:
Civilian Agency Acquisition Council
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council ⓘ |
| appliesTo | executive agencies of the U.S. federal government ⓘ |
| CFRChapter | 1 ⓘ |
| CFRTitle | 48 ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| covers |
acquisition planning
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contract administration ⓘ contract clauses ⓘ contract cost principles ⓘ contract management ⓘ contract types ⓘ contracting methods ⓘ debarment and suspension ⓘ disputes ⓘ protests ⓘ socioeconomic programs in contracting ⓘ |
| doesNotApplyTo |
judicial branch procurement
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legislative branch procurement ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
agency heads
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contracting officers ⓘ |
| firstEffectiveDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| governs |
acquisition of services
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acquisition of supplies ⓘ federal procurement ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Federal Acquisition Regulation
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
FAR Part 1 – Federal Acquisition Regulations System
FAR Part 12 – Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services ⓘ FAR Part 15 – Contracting by Negotiation ⓘ FAR Part 19 – Small Business Programs ⓘ FAR Part 2 – Definitions of Words and Terms ⓘ FAR Part 31 – Contract Cost Principles and Procedures ⓘ FAR Part 52 – Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses ⓘ FAR Part 6 – Competition Requirements ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
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agency acquisition regulations ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Federal Acquisition Regulation
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Federal Acquisition Regulation System
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| issuedBy |
Department of Defense
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U.S. General Services Administration ⓘ
surface form:
General Services Administration
NASA ⓘ
surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
|
| jointAuthorityOf |
Administrator of General Services
ⓘ
NASA Administrator ⓘ United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of Defense
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalAuthority |
Office of Federal Procurement Policy
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surface form:
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act
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| purpose |
to ensure best value to the government
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to ensure integrity and fairness in federal procurement ⓘ to promote competition in federal contracting ⓘ to provide uniform policies and procedures for acquisition by executive agencies ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Office of Federal Procurement Policy ⓘ |
| replaced |
Defense Acquisition Regulation
ⓘ
Federal Procurement Regulations ⓘ |
| scope | all stages of the acquisition life cycle ⓘ |
| structure | organized into parts, subparts, sections, and subsections ⓘ |
| updatedBy | Federal Acquisition Circulars ⓘ |
| website | https://www.acquisition.gov/far ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Federal Acquisition Regulation Description of subject: The Federal Acquisition Regulation is the primary set of rules governing how U.S. federal agencies procure goods and services from contractors.
Referenced by (46)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
→
relatedTo
→
Federal Acquisition Regulation
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Office of Assisted Acquisition Services (FAS)
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regulatoryFramework
→
Federal Acquisition Regulation
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subject surface form:
Office of Assisted Acquisition Services
Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization
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follows
→
Federal Acquisition Regulation
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Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program
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implementedThrough
→
Federal Acquisition Regulation
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this entity surface form:
Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses
this entity surface form:
Federal Acquisition Regulation contracts
this entity surface form:
Federal Acquisition Regulation system
this entity surface form:
federal acquisition regulatory system of the United States
this entity surface form:
Federal Acquisition Regulation System
Federal Acquisition Regulation
→
isPartOf
→
Federal Acquisition Regulation
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Federal Acquisition Regulation System
Federal Acquisition Regulation
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hasPart
→
Federal Acquisition Regulation
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
FAR Part 1 – Federal Acquisition Regulations System
this entity surface form:
U.S. federal acquisition system
this entity surface form:
Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 8.4
U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity
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regulatoryFramework
→
Federal Acquisition Regulation
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