DFARS 218.270 Head of contracting activity determinations
Section Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 218.270
- Type
- Section
- Supplements
- FAR Subpart 18.2 Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities
- Last amended
- 83 FR 24888 Effective May 30, 2018
- 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
The term “head of the agency” is replaced with “head of the contracting activity,” as defined in FAR 2.101, in the following locations:
(a) FAR 2.101: definition of “simplified acquisition threshold.”
(b) FAR 12.102(f).
(c) FAR 13.201(g).
(d) FAR 13.500(c)(1).
(e) FAR 18.2.
Federal Register history
Quick answers
What is DFARS 218.270?
DFARS 218.270 is a section of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Head of contracting activity determinations".
When was DFARS 218.270 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Delegation of Special Emergency Procurement Authority (DFARS Case 2018-D024)" (83 FR 24888), published May 30, 2018 and effective May 30, 2018.
Are changes to DFARS 218.270 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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