# Federal Acquisition Regulation; Change to Performance-based Acquisition
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2006-01-03 · Effective 2006-02-02 · 71 FR 211
## Document
- **Document number:** 05-24548
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 71 FR 211
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 2
- **Publication date:** 2006-01-03
- **Effective date:** 2006-02-02
- **DOD docket:** FAC 2005-07
## Abstract

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) by changing the terms "performance-based contracting (PBC)" and "performance-based service contracting (PBSC)" to "performance-based acquisition (PBA)" throughout the FAR; adding applicable PBA definitions of "Performance Work Statement (PWS)" and "Statement of Objectives (SOO)" and describing their uses; clarifying the order of precedence for requirements; eliminating redundancy where found; modifying the regulation to broaden the scope of PBA and give agencies more flexibility in applying PBA methods to contracts and orders of varying complexity; and reducing the burden of force-fitting contracts and orders into PBA, when it is not appropriate. The title of the rule has also been changed to reflect the deletion of "service."

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/01/03/05-24548/federal-acquisition-regulation-change-to-performance-based-acquisition)
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