DFARS 216.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts
Section Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 216.504
- Type
- Section
- Supplements
- FAR 16.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts
- Last amended
- 87 FR 76988 Effective Dec 30, 2022
- 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
(c) Multiple award preference—
(1) Planning the acquisition.
(ii)
(D)
(1) The senior procurement executive has the authority to make the determination authorized in FAR 16.504(c)(1)(ii)(D)(1).
(i) ) In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 3403(d)(3), when making the determination at FAR 16.504(c)(1)(ii)(D)(1)(i), the senior procurement executive shall determine that the task or delivery orders expected under the contract are so integrally related that only a single source can “efficiently perform the work,” instead of “reasonably perform the work” as required by the FAR.
(2) ) The congressional notification requirement at FAR 16.504(c)(1)(ii)(D)(2) does not apply to DoD.
(3) ) In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 3403(d)(3), the determination at FAR 16.504 (c)(1)(ii)(D) is not required if a justification has been executed, in accordance with FAR subpart 6.3 and subpart 206.3.
Federal Register history
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Sections cited
- FAR Part 16(c)(1)(ii)(D) Types of Contracts
- DFARS Subpart 206.3 Other Than Full and Open Competition
Quick answers
What is DFARS 216.504?
DFARS 216.504 is a section of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Indefinite-quantity contracts".
When was DFARS 216.504 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Reorganization of Defense Acquisition Statutes (DFARS Case 2022-D018)" (87 FR 76988), published Dec 16, 2022 and effective Dec 30, 2022.
Are changes to DFARS 216.504 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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