48 CFR § 12.401 - 12.401 General.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s12.401"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 12.401 - 12.401 General."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "12.401"
section_name: "12.401 General."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "ACQUISITION PLANNING"
part_number: "12"
part_name: "ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 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."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 48241, Sept. 18, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "12"
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# 12.401 12.401 General.
This subpart provides—
(a) Guidance regarding tailoring of the paragraphs in the clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, when the paragraphs do not reflect the customary practice for a particular market; and
(b) Guidance on the administration of contracts for commercial products or commercial services in those areas where the terms and conditions in 52.212-4 differ substantially from those contained elsewhere in the FAR.
[60 FR 48241, Sept. 18, 1995, as amended at 86 FR 61023, Nov. 4, 2021]