{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-1601.102","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 1601.102","heading":"1601.102 Authority.","body":"(a) The FEHBAR is issued by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management in accordance with the authority of 5 U.S.C. chapter 89 and other applicable law and regulation.\n(b) The FEHBAR does not replace or incorporate regulations found at 5 CFR part 890, which provides the substantive policy guidance for administration of the FEHBP under 5 U.S.C. Chapter 89. The following is the order of precedence in interpreting a contract provision under the FEHBP:\n(1) 5 U.S.C. Chapter 89;\n(2) 5 CFR part 890;\n(3) 48 CFR Chapters 1 and 16;\n(4) The FEHBP contract.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 16—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 1601—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM","Subpart 1601.1—Purpose, Authority, Issuance"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"b8e0ef90f2c70fb4f2398fbab868400ba2ab26a395d831846601641f598a48f7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-1601.101","next":"us/48-cfr-1601.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}