FAR 1.105—Issuance.

Publication and code arrangement.

FAR 1.105-1 explains how the Federal Acquisition Regulation is published and how it is organized within the Code of Federal Regulations. It covers three publication formats for the FAR: the daily Federal Register, the codified CFR, and the separate online edition on Acquisition.gov. It also explains that the FAR is Chapter 1 of Title 48 of the CFR, while later chapters are reserved for agency acquisition regulations that implement or supplement the FAR under subpart 1.3. Finally, it sets the numbering convention for codified agency acquisition regulations, requiring each numbered unit or segment to begin with the assigned chapter number, while making clear that the FAR itself does not include its chapter number in its internal numbering. In practice, this section matters because it tells users where to find the authoritative text, how to cite and navigate the FAR, and how to distinguish the FAR from agency-specific supplements such as the DFARS, GSAR, or HHSAR.

Arrangement of regulations.

FAR 1.105-2 explains how the Federal Acquisition Regulation is organized and how to cite it correctly. It covers the overall structure of the FAR (subchapters, parts, subparts, sections, and subsections), the numbering system used to identify each provision, the use of subdivisions and parenthetical alpha-numeric paragraphing, and the rules for references and citations inside and outside the FAR. It also clarifies that the FAR may be called the Federal Acquisition Regulation or the FAR, and it gives examples showing how to cite a part, subpart, section, subsection, and paragraph using a typical FAR reference. Finally, it states that citations of authority such as statutes and Executive orders must follow Federal Register form guides. In practice, this section exists to make FAR references precise, consistent, and easy to locate, which is essential for drafting solicitations, contracts, legal memoranda, policy guidance, and internal acquisition documents without ambiguity.

Copies.

FAR 1.105-3 is a very short administrative provision that addresses one narrow topic: how to obtain copies of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) form. It states that these copies may be purchased from the Government Publishing Office (GPO) Bookstore in Washington, DC. The section exists to point readers to an official source for the printed/CFR version of the FAR, which matters for users who need an authoritative, purchasable copy rather than an online or agency-issued version. In practice, this section does not create procurement policy, contractor obligations, or contracting officer procedures; it simply identifies where the FAR in CFR form can be obtained. Its significance is mainly administrative and reference-oriented, helping users locate the official publication source for the regulation.