DFARS 217.103 Definitions
Section Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 217.103
- Type
- Section
- Supplements
- FAR 17.103 Definitions
- Last amended
- 80 FR 29981 Effective May 26, 2015
- 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.
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As used in this subpart—
“Advance procurement” means an exception to the full funding policy that allows acquisition of long lead time items (advance long lead acquisition) or economic order quantities (EOQ) of items (advance EOQ acquisition) in a fiscal year in advance of that in which the related end item is to be acquired. Advance procurements may include materials, parts, components, and effort that must be funded in advance to maintain a planned production schedule.
“Congressional defense committees,” means—
(1) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
(2) The Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(3) The Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(4) The Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives;
(5) The Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
(6) The Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
“Military installation” means a base, camp, post, station, yard, center, or other activity under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department or, in the case of an activity in a foreign country, under the operational control of the Secretary of a military department or the Secretary of Defense (10 U.S.C. 2801(c)(4)).
Federal Register history
Quick answers
What is DFARS 217.103?
DFARS 217.103 is a section of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Definitions".
When was DFARS 217.103 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Multiyear Contracts-Statutory References and Cancellation Ceiling Threshold (DFARS Case 2014-D019)" (80 FR 29981), published May 26, 2015 and effective May 26, 2015.
Are changes to DFARS 217.103 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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