DFARS 219.703 Eligibility requirements for participating in the program
Section Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 219.703
- Type
- Section
- Supplements
- FAR 19.703 Eligibility requirements for participating in the program
- 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
(a) Qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind and other severely disabled, that have been approved by the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled under 41 U.S.C. chapter 85, are eligible to participate in the program as a result of 10 U.S.C. 3903 and section 9077 of Public Law 102-396 and similar sections in subsequent Defense appropriations acts. Under this authority, subcontracts awarded to such entities may be counted toward the prime contractor’s small business subcontracting goal.
(b) A contractor may also rely on the written representation as to status of—
(i) A historically black college or university or minority institution; or
(ii) A qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or other severely disabled approved by the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled.
Federal Register history
Quick answers
What is DFARS 219.703?
DFARS 219.703 is a section of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Eligibility requirements for participating in the program".
When was DFARS 219.703 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 219.703 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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