U.S. Code of Federal Regulations

Regulations most recently checked for updates: Aug 27, 2025

4.000 - 4.000 Scope of part.

(a) This part prescribes policies and procedures relating to the administrative aspects of contract execution, contractor-submitted paper documents, distribution, reporting, retention, and files.

(b) Additionally, this part includes policies and procedures to implement security prohibitions and exclusions that restrict Federal agencies from procuring, obtaining, or using certain products, services, or sources. Additional security prohibitions and exclusions are found at subparts 25.7 and 40.2.

[89 FR 89469, Nov. 12, 2024]

4.001 - 4.001 Definitions.

As used in this part—

Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID) means the Government-unique identifier for each solicitation, contract, agreement, or order. For example, an agency may use as its PIID for procurement actions, such as delivery and task orders or basic ordering agreements, the order or agreement number in conjunction with the contract number (see 4.1602).

Supplementary procurement instrument identifier means the non-unique identifier for a procurement action that is used in conjunction with the Government-unique identifier. For example, an agency may use as its PIID for an amended solicitation, the Government-unique identifier for a solicitation number (e.g., N0002309R0009) in conjunction with a non-unique amendment number (e.g., 0001). The non-unique amendment number represents the supplementary PIID.

[76 FR 39235, July 5, 2011]

Subpart 4.1 [4.101 - 4.103] - Subpart 4.1—Contract Execution

Subpart 4.2 [4.201 - 4.203] - Subpart 4.2—Contract Distribution

Subpart 4.3 - Subpart 4.3 [Reserved]

Subpart 4.4 [4.401 - 4.404] - Subpart 4.4—Safeguarding Classified Information Within Industry

Subpart 4.5 [4.500 - 4.502] - Subpart 4.5—Electronic Commerce in Contracting

Subpart 4.6 [4.600 - 4.607] - Subpart 4.6—Contract Reporting

Subpart 4.7 [4.700 - 4.706] - Subpart 4.7—Contractor Records Retention

Subpart 4.8 [4.800 - 4.805] - Subpart 4.8—Government Contract Files

Subpart 4.9 [4.900 - 4.905] - Subpart 4.9—Taxpayer Identification Number Information

Subpart 4.10 [4.1000 - 4.1008] - Subpart 4.10—Uniform Use of Line Items

Subpart 4.11 [4.1100 - 4.1105] - Subpart 4.11—System for Award Management

Subpart 4.12 [4.1200 - 4.1202] - Subpart 4.12—Representations and Certifications

Subpart 4.13 [4.1300 - 4.1303] - Subpart 4.13—Personal Identity Verification

Subpart 4.14 [4.1400 - 4.1403] - Subpart 4.14—Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

Subpart 4.15 - Subpart 4.15 [Reserved]

Subpart 4.16 [4.1600 - 4.1603] - Subpart 4.16—Unique Procurement Instrument Identifiers

Subpart 4.17 [4.1700 - 4.1705] - Subpart 4.17—Service Contracts Inventory

Subpart 4.18 [4.1800 - 4.1804] - Subpart 4.18—Commercial and Government Entity Code

Subpart 4.19 [4.1901 - 4.1903] - Subpart 4.19—Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems

Subpart 4.20 [4.2001 - 4.2004] - Subpart 4.20—Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab

Subpart 4.21 [4.2100 - 4.2105] - Subpart 4.21—Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

Subpart 4.22 [4.2201 - 4.2203] - Subpart 4.22—Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application

Subpart 4.23 [4.2300 - 4.2306] - Subpart 4.23—Federal Acquisition Security Council