{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-37.501","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 37.501","heading":"37.501 Definition.","body":"Best practices, as used in this subpart, means techniques that agencies may use to help detect problems in the acquisition, management, and administration of service contracts. Best practices are practical techniques gained from experience that agencies may use to improve the procurement process.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER F—SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING","PART 37—SERVICE CONTRACTING","Subpart 37.5—Management Oversight of Service Contracts"],"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":"678024f62a40a722e45304ef8e74d22feac786d9173e374ab2938750cebcf294","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-37.500","next":"us/48-cfr-37.502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}