[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR1.105-2]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 1_FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart 1.1_Purpose, Authority, Issuance
 
Sec.  1.105-2  Arrangement of regulations.

    (a) General. The FAR is divided into subchapters, parts (each of 
which covers a separate aspect of acquisition), subparts, sections, and 
subsections.
    (b) Numbering. (1) The numbering system permits the discrete 
identification of every FAR paragraph. The digits to the left of the 
decimal point represent the part number. The numbers to the right of the 
decimal point and to the

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left of the dash, represent, in order, the subpart (one or two digits), 
and the section (two digits). The number to the right of the dash 
represents the subsection. Subdivisons may be used at the section and 
subsection level to identify individual paragraphs. The following 
example illustrates the make-up of a FAR number citation (note that 
subchapters are not used with citations):
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TC03AP91.000

    (2) Subdivisions below the section or subsection level consist of 
parenthetical alpha numerics using the following sequence: 
(a)(1)(i)(A)(1)(i).
    (c) References and citations. (1) Unless otherwise stated, cross-
references indicate parts, subparts, sections, subsections, paragraphs, 
subparagraphs, or subdivisions of this regulation.
    (2) This regulation may be referred to as the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation or the FAR.
    (3) Using the FAR coverage at 9.106-4(d) as a typical illustration, 
reference to the--
    (i) Part would be ``FAR Part 9'' outside the FAR and ``Part 9'' 
within the FAR.
    (ii) Subpart would be ``FAR Subpart 9.1'' outside the FAR and 
``Subpart 9.1'' within the FAR.
    (iii) Section would be ``FAR 9.106'' outside the FAR and ``9.106'' 
within the FAR.
    (iv) Subsection would be ``FAR 9.106-4'' outside the FAR and 
``9.106-4'' within the FAR.
    (v) Paragraph would be ``FAR 9.106-4(d)'' outside the FAR and 
``9.106-4(d)'' within the FAR.
    (4) Citations of authority (e.g., statutes or executive orders) in 
the FAR shall follow the Federal Register form guides.

[48 FR 42103, Sept. 19, 1983. Redesignated at 60 FR 34733, July 3, 1995, 
as amended at 65 FR 36015, June 6, 2000]