DFARS 210.001 Policy
Section Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 210.001
- Type
- Section
- Supplements
- FAR 10.001 Policy
- Last amended
- 85 FR 34530 Effective Jun 5, 2020
- 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) In addition to the requirements of FAR 10.001(a)—
(i)
(A) Agencies shall conduct market research appropriate to the circumstances before issuing a solicitation with tiered evaluation of offers (section 816 of Pub. L. 109-163); and
(B) Use the results of market research to determine whether the criteria in FAR part 19 are met for setting aside the acquisition for small business or, for a task or delivery order, whether there are a sufficient number of qualified small business concerns available to justify limiting competition under the terms of the contract. If the contracting officer cannot determine whether the criteria are met, the contracting officer shall include a written explanation in the contract file as to why such a determination could not be made (section 816 of Pub. L. 109-163).
(ii) Contracting officers shall use market research, where appropriate, to inform price reasonableness determinations (see 212.209 and 234.7002).
(c)
(2) In addition to the notification requirements at FAR 10.001(c)(2)(i) and (ii), see 205.205-70 for the bundling notification publication requirement.
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- DFARS 212.209 Determination of price reasonableness
- DFARS 234.7002 Policy
- DFARS 205.205-70 Notification of bundling of DoD contracts
Quick answers
What is DFARS 210.001?
DFARS 210.001 is a section of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Policy".
When was DFARS 210.001 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Market Research and Consideration of Value for the Determination of Price (DFARS Case 2019-D027)" (85 FR 34530), published Jun 5, 2020 and effective Jun 5, 2020.
Are changes to DFARS 210.001 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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