# Federal Acquisition Regulation; Additional Requirements for Market Research
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2011-03-16 · Effective 2011-04-15 · 76 FR 14562
## Document
- **Document number:** 2011-5555
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 76 FR 14562
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 10
- **Publication date:** 2011-03-16
- **Effective date:** 2011-04-15
- **DOD docket:** FAC 2005-50
## Abstract

DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, with changes, the interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement section 826, Market Research, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. Section 826 requires the head of an agency to take appropriate steps to ensure that any prime contractor of a contract (or task order or delivery order) in an amount in excess of $5 million for the procurement of items other than commercial items engages in market research as necessary before making purchases.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/03/16/2011-5555/federal-acquisition-regulation-additional-requirements-for-market-research)
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