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title: "Identify which FAR text applies to a solicitation"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/identify-which-edition-of-the-commonwealth-procurement-rules-applies/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A50-CO20261022-1-US"
practice_area: "Government Procurement & Tendering"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Identify which FAR text applies to a solicitation

> From the solicitation issue date the lawyer identifies, record the FAR change effective date shown on the acquisition.gov text being used, and whether that solicitation was issued on or after that date.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Government Procurement & Tendering](https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the solicitation issue date the lawyer identifies, record the FAR change effective date shown on the acquisition.gov text being used, and whether that solicitation was issued on or after that date. Do not rewrite clauses and do not decide that an earlier solicitation should be amended. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer confirms the date is the solicitation issue date, not the award date and not a later modification. FAR 1.108(d) says that, unless otherwise specified, a FAR change applies to solicitations issued on or after its effective date. A contracting officer may include the change in a solicitation issued before that date only if award occurs on or after the effective date, and may include it in an existing contract only with appropriate consideration. The acquisition.gov text opened on 22 October 2026 is FAC 2026-01, effective 13 March 2026. The lawyer checks the version named in the solicitation before any clause is treated as the text in force. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Identify which edition of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules applies](https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/identify-which-edition-of-the-commonwealth-procurement-rules-applies.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the solicitation issue date the lawyer identifies, record the FAR change effective date shown on the acquisition.gov text being used, and whether that solicitation was issued on or after that date. Do not rewrite clauses and do not decide that an earlier solicitation should be amended.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not carry across a Commonwealth Procurement Rules edition date. The FAR test is the solicitation issue date against the effective date of the change.
- FAC 2026-01 is the text on the opened acquisition.gov pages. Confirm that header on the day the clause is used.

## Sources

- [FAR 1.108, FAR conventions (acquisition.gov, FAC 2026-01, effective 13 March 2026)](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/1.108) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [FAR 6.101, Policy (acquisition.gov, FAC 2026-01, effective 13 March 2026)](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/6.101) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*