[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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]