DFARS 208.7401 Definitions

Section Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

Facts

Citation
DFARS 208.7401
Type
Section
Supplements
FAR Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services
Last amended
88 FR 6578 Effective Jan 31, 2023
Text as of
DFARS Change May 7, 2026
Official text
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Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.

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As used in this subpart—

“Enterprise software agreement” means an agreement or a contract that is used to acquire designated commercial software or related commercial software services such as software maintenance.

“Enterprise Software Initiative” means an initiative led by the DoD Chief Information Officer to develop processes for DoD-wide software asset management.

“Software maintenance” means services normally provided by a software company as standard services at established catalog or market prices, e.g., the right to receive and use upgraded versions of software, updates, and revisions.

Federal Register history

Final rule Published Effective
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Definition of “Commercial Item” (DFARS Case 2018-D066) 88 FR 6578 · Docket DARS-2022-0004
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Required Sources of Supply 71 FR 39004 · DFARS Case 2003-D072
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Enterprise Software Agreements 67 FR 65509 · DFARS Case 2000-D023 Not on record

Quick answers

What is DFARS 208.7401?

DFARS 208.7401 is a section of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Definitions".

When was DFARS 208.7401 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Definition of “Commercial Item” (DFARS Case 2018-D066)" (88 FR 6578), published Jan 31, 2023 and effective Jan 31, 2023.

Are changes to DFARS 208.7401 proposed?

No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.

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