DFARS 219.270-2 Procedures
Subsection Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 219.270-2
- Type
- Subsection
- Supplements
- FAR Subpart 19.2 Policies
- Last amended
- 83 FR 16001 Effective Apr 13, 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 subsection.
Text
(a) To comply with section 898 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub. L. 114-92), when acquiring religious-related services to be performed on a United States military installation—
(1) Do not preclude a nonprofit organization from competing, even when the acquisition is set aside for small businesses as identified in FAR 19.000(a)(3); and
(2) Do not use any of the sole source exceptions at FAR 6.302-5(b)(4) through (7) for such acquisitions.
(b) If the apparently successful offeror has not represented in its quotation or offer that it is one of the small business concerns identified in FAR 19.000(a)(3), the contracting officer shall verify that the offeror is registered in the System for Award Management database as a nonprofit organization.
Federal Register history
Quick answers
What is DFARS 219.270-2?
DFARS 219.270-2 is a subsection of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Procedures".
When was DFARS 219.270-2 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Competition for Religious-Related Services Contracts (DFARS Case 2016-D015)" (83 FR 16001), published Apr 13, 2018 and effective Apr 13, 2018.
Are changes to DFARS 219.270-2 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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