eCFR Analyzer

Department of Education Acquisition Regulation

23,685Words in 32 parts
11.5Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
17.9Reading grade
32.1%Unchanged since 2017
0Flagged parts
2026-07-08Last change

Section changes per year

From the eCFR versioner, for the parts that the agency owns now. Before 2017 is the baseline load.

Text and size

Sentences
28.9 words on average; 20.1% over 40 words; 28.2% passive; 7.0 cross-references per 1,000 words
Sentence types
definition 2.3% · prohibition 3.7% · paperwork 8.3% · obligation 17.0% · permission 9.8% · other 58.9%
Checksum
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Review candidates in this agency

RankPartWordsScore
2,441 48 CFR 3452 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 14,417 0.17

Score: the mean of six signals, in standard deviations (SD). Across the CFR, the top 641 of 6,402 ranked parts (10%) get a flag for review; this list shows 1. A flag is not a finding.

Statutes behind the most text

  • 5 U.S.C. 301: 23,301 words in 31 parts (98.4% of this agency's text)
  • 20 U.S.C. 1018a: 4,702 words in 12 parts (19.9% of this agency's text)
  • 41 U.S.C. 3102: 661 words in 3 parts (2.8% of this agency's text)
  • 40 U.S.C. 12: 479 words in 1 parts (2.0% of this agency's text)
  • 31 U.S.C. 1535: 384 words in 1 parts (1.6% of this agency's text)
  • 41 U.S.C. 418: 192 words in 1 parts (0.8% of this agency's text)
  • 40 U.S.C. 121: 182 words in 2 parts (0.8% of this agency's text)

From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.

Largest parts

  • 48 CFR 3452: SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES (14,417 words)
  • 48 CFR 3424: PROTECTION OF PRIVACY AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (921 words)
  • 48 CFR 3416: TYPES OF CONTRACTS (837 words)
  • 48 CFR 3432: CONTRACT FINANCING (811 words)
  • 48 CFR 3401: ED ACQUISITION REGULATION SYSTEM (801 words)
  • 48 CFR 3409: CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS (650 words)
  • 48 CFR 3405: PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONS (571 words)
  • 48 CFR 3415: CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION (547 words)
  • 48 CFR 3404: ADMINISTRATIVE AND INFORMATION MATTERS (479 words)
  • 48 CFR 3403: IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (410 words)

Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.