INDEPENDENT AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS ::  These establishments range in size from very small to very large.  While most are subject to the FAR for procurement purposes, there are a few exceptions. 
 

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation AMTRAK Broadcasting Board of Governors Central Intelligence Agency Commission on Civil Rights Commodity Futures Trading Commission Consumer Product Safety Commission Corporation for National and Community Service Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Environmental Protection Agency Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Export-Import Bank of the United States Farm Credit Administration Federal Communications Commission Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Election Commission Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Housing Finance Board Federal Labor Relations Authority Federal Maritime Commission Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission Federal Reserve System Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Federal Trade Commission General Services Administration Institute of Museum and Library Services Inter-American Foundation International Broadcasting Bureau Merit Systems Protection Board National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Archives and Records Administration National Capital Planning Commission National Credit Union Administration National Education Goals Panel National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Humanities National Labor Relations Board National Mediation Board National Railroad Passenger Corporation National Science Foundation National Transportation Safety Board Nuclear Regulatory Commission Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Office of Compliance Office of Government Ethics Office of Personnel Management Office of Special Counsel Overseas Private Investment Corporation Panama Canal Commission Peace Corps Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Postal Rate Commission Railroad Retirement Board Securities and Exchange Commission Selective Service System Small Business Administration Social Security Administration Tennessee Valley Authority Trade and Development Agency U.S. Agency for International Development U.S. International Trade Commission U.S. Postal Service