DFARS 211.274-3 Policy for valuation

Subsection Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

Facts

Citation
DFARS 211.274-3
Type
Subsection
Supplements
FAR Subpart 11.2 Using and Maintaining Requirements Documents
Last amended
78 FR 76067 Effective Dec 16, 2013
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

(a) It is DoD policy that contractors shall be required to identify the Government’s unit acquisition cost for all deliverable end items to which item unique identification applies.

(b) The Government’s unit acquisition cost is—

(1) For fixed-price type line, subline, or exhibit line items, the unit price identified in the contract at the time of delivery;

(2) For cost-type or undefinitized line, subline, or exhibit line items, the contractor’s estimated fully burdened unit cost to the Government at the time of delivery; and

(3) For items delivered under a time-and-materials contract, the contractor’s estimated fully burdened unit cost to the Government at the time of delivery.

(c) The Government’s unit acquisition cost of subassemblies, components, and parts embedded in delivered items shall not be separately identified.

Federal Register history

Final rule Published Effective
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Item Unique Identifier Update (DFARS Case 2011-D055) 78 FR 76067 · 0750-AH64
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Unique Item Identification and Valuation 70 FR 20831 · DFARS Case 2003-D081
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Unique Item Identification and Valuation 68 FR 58631 · DFARS Case 2003-D081

Quick answers

What is DFARS 211.274-3?

DFARS 211.274-3 is a subsection of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Policy for valuation".

When was DFARS 211.274-3 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Item Unique Identifier Update (DFARS Case 2011-D055)" (78 FR 76067), published Dec 16, 2013 and effective Dec 16, 2013.

Are changes to DFARS 211.274-3 proposed?

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

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