---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 2801.101"
title: "48"
number: "2801.101"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/2801.101"
---

# §2801.101. Purpose.

- (a) The Justice Acquisition Regulation (JAR) provides agency guidance, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 1.301(a)(2), and establishes, in this chapter, procurement regulations that supplement the FAR, [48 Code of Federal Regulations](/cfr/48.md) (CFR) chapter 1, and must be utilized conjunction with the FAR.
- (b)
  - (1) The JAR contains Department of Justice (DOJ) policies that govern DOJ's acquisition process or otherwise control acquisition relationships between DOJ's contracting activities and contractors. The JAR contains—
    - (i) Requirements of law;
    - (ii) Deviations from the FAR requirements; and
    - (iii) Policies that either have a significant effect beyond the internal procedures of DOJ or a significant cost or administrative impact on contractors or offerors.
  - (2) Relevant internal DOJ policies, procedures, guidance, and information not meeting the criteria in [paragraph (b)(1)](#b-1) of this section are issued by DOJ in other announcements, internal policies, procedures, or guidance.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 28 U.S.C. 510; 40 U.S.C. 486(c); 28 CFR 0.75(j) and 0.76(j).

### Source

Source: 87 FR 47118, Aug. 2, 2022, unless otherwise noted.