The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) contains the uniform policies and procedures for acquisitions by executive agencies of the federal government. The FAR is issued and maintained by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The July 2013 CCH Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) reproduces the FAR and all amendments to the regulations issued prior to this July 1, 2013 Edition, along with an easy-to-use topical index. Sources of the amended text are listed in brackets along with the date of issuance and the effective date for all sections changed since the initial text of FAR appeared in the Federal Register of September 19, 1983. Changes in this edition include: 2 Federal Acquisition Circulars 8 final rules 1 interim rule Topics covered include: Government property Contingency operations Changes to time-and-materials and labor-hour contracts Authority for use of simplified acquisitions for commercial items Prohibition on contracting with inverted domestic corporations Extension of sunset date for protests of task and delivery orders Free trade agreements Unallowability of costs associated with foreign contractor excise tax Nondisplacement of qualified workers under service contracts