# Federal Acquisition Regulation: Documentation of Market Research
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2020-10-23 · Effective 2020-11-23 · 85 FR 67623
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-21699
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 67623
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 10
- **Publication date:** 2020-10-23
- **Effective date:** 2020-11-23
- **DOD docket:** FAC 2021-02
## Abstract

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 that requires the head of the agency to document the results of market research in a manner appropriate to the size and complexity of the acquisition.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/23/2020-21699/federal-acquisition-regulation-documentation-of-market-research)
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