DFARS 216.506-70 Additional solicitation provisions and contract clause
Subsection Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 216.506-70
- Type
- Subsection
- Supplements
- FAR 16.506 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses
- Last amended
- 90 FR 41483 Effective Oct 1, 2025
- 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) Use the provisions at 252.215-7007 , Notice of Intent to Resolicit, and 252.215-7008 , Only One Offer, as prescribed at 215.371-6 and 215.408 (3), respectively.
(b) Use the clause at 252.216-7010, Postaward Debriefings for Task Orders and Delivery Orders, in competitive negotiated solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, when a multiple-award contract is contemplated and task orders or delivery orders placed under the contract may be valued at $15 million or more.
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- DFARS 252.215-7007 Notice of Intent to Resolicit
- DFARS 252.215-7008 Only One Offer
- DFARS 215.371-6 Solicitation provision
- DFARS 215.408(3) Solicitation provisions and contract clauses
Quick answers
What is DFARS 216.506-70?
DFARS 216.506-70 is a subsection of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Additional solicitation provisions and contract clause".
When was DFARS 216.506-70 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2024-D002)" (90 FR 41483), published Aug 25, 2025 and effective Oct 1, 2025.
Are changes to DFARS 216.506-70 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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