DFARS 209.571-6 Identification of organizational conflicts of interest
Subsection Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 209.571-6
- 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
When evaluating organizational conflicts of interest for major defense acquisition programs or pre-major defense acquisition programs, contracting officers shall consider—
(a) The ownership of business units performing systems engineering and technical assistance, professional services, or management support services to a major defense acquisition program or a pre-major defense acquisition program by a contractor who simultaneously owns a business unit competing (or potentially competing) to perform as—
(1) The prime contractor for the same major defense acquisition program; or
(2) The supplier of a major subsystem or component for the same major defense acquisition program.
(b) The proposed award of a major subsystem by a prime contractor to business units or other affiliates of the same parent corporate entity, particularly the award of a subcontract for software integration or the development of a proprietary software system architecture; and
(c) The performance by, or assistance of, contractors in technical evaluation.
Federal Register history
Quick answers
What is DFARS 209.571-6?
DFARS 209.571-6 is a subsection of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Identification of organizational conflicts of interest".
When was DFARS 209.571-6 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 209.571-6 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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