DFARS 209.571-3 Policy
Subsection Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 209.571-3
- Type
- Subsection
- Supplements
- FAR Subpart 9.5 Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest
- Last amended
- 75 FR 81908 Effective Dec 29, 2010
- 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 subsection.
Text
It is DoD policy that—
(a) Agencies shall obtain advice on major defense acquisition programs and pre-major defense acquisition programs from sources that are objective and unbiased; and
(b) Contracting officers generally should seek to resolve organizational conflicts of interest in a manner that will promote competition and preserve DoD access to the expertise and experience of qualified contractors. Accordingly, contracting officers should, to the extent feasible, employ organizational conflict of interest resolution strategies that do not unnecessarily restrict the pool of potential offerors in current or future acquisitions. Further, contracting activities shall not impose per se restrictions or limitations on the use of particular resolution methods, except as may be required under 209.571-7 or as may be appropriate in particular acquisitions.
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- DFARS 209.571-7 Systems engineering and technical assistance contracts
Quick answers
What is DFARS 209.571-3?
DFARS 209.571-3 is a subsection of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Policy".
When was DFARS 209.571-3 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Major Defense Acquisition Programs" (75 FR 81908), published Dec 29, 2010 and effective Dec 29, 2010.
Are changes to DFARS 209.571-3 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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