# Acquisition Regulations: Buy Indian Act; Procedures for Contracting
> **Indian Health Service** · Final rule. · Published 2022-01-13 · Effective 2022-03-14 · 87 FR 2067
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-28156
- **Category:** tribal-health
- **Sub-agency:** Indian Health Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 87 FR 2067
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 326
- **Publication date:** 2022-01-13
- **Effective date:** 2022-03-14
- **HHS docket:** Docket No. O1-2012-0005
## Abstract

The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is finalizing regulations guiding implementation of the Buy Indian Act, which provides the Indian Health Service (IHS) with authority to set-aside procurement contracts for Indian-owned and controlled businesses. This rule supplements the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and the Department of Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulations (HHSAR).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/01/13/2021-28156/acquisition-regulations-buy-indian-act-procedures-for-contracting)
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