---
kind: "unit"
title: "48"
title_heading: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
key: "ch1"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 1"
heading: "Federal Acquisition Regulation"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/ch1"
sections_count: 3399
---

# Chapter 1 — Federal Acquisition Regulation

Title 48 C.F.R. — Federal Acquisition Regulations System

## Contents

- [Subchapter A — General](/cfr/48/ch1-subchA.md)
- [Subchapter B — Acquisition Planning](/cfr/48/ch1-subchB.md)
- [Subchapter C — Contracting Methods and Contract Types](/cfr/48/ch1-subchC.md)
- [Subchapter D — Socioeconomic Programs](/cfr/48/ch1-subchD.md)
- [Subchapter E — General Contracting Requirements](/cfr/48/ch1-subchE.md)
- [Subchapter F — Special Categories of Contracting](/cfr/48/ch1-subchF.md)
- [Subchapter G — Contract Management](/cfr/48/ch1-subchG.md)
- [Subchapter H — Clauses and Forms](/cfr/48/ch1-subchH.md)