DFARS 208.7402 General
Section Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 208.7402
- 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
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.
Text
(a) Departments and agencies shall fulfill requirements for commercial software and commercial software services, such as software maintenance, in accordance with the DoD Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) (see https://www.esi.mil/). ESI promotes the use of enterprise software agreements (ESAs) with contractors that allow DoD to obtain favorable terms and pricing for commercial software and commercial software services. ESI does not dictate the products or services to be acquired.
(b) Include an evaluation factor regarding supply chain risk (see subpart 239.73) when acquiring information technology, whether as a service or as a supply, that is a covered system, is a part of a covered system, or is in support of a covered system, as defined in 239.7301 .
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- DFARS 239.7301 Definitions
Quick answers
What is DFARS 208.7402?
DFARS 208.7402 is a section of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "General".
When was DFARS 208.7402 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 208.7402 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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