DFARS 225.871-7 Congressional notification
Subsection Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 225.871-7
- Type
- Subsection
- Supplements
- FAR Subpart 25.8 Other International Agreements and Coordination
- Last amended
- 89 FR 60830 Effective Jul 29, 2024
- 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) Congressional notification is required when DoD makes a determination to award a contract or subcontract to a particular entity, if the determination was not part of the certification made under 22 U.S.C. 2767(f) before finalizing the cooperative agreement.
(1) Departments and agencies shall provide a proposed Congressional notice to the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy in sufficient time to forward to Congress before the time of contract award.
(2) The proposed notice shall include the reason it is necessary to use the authority to designate a particular contractor or subcontractor.
(b) Congressional notification is also required each time a statutory waiver under 225.871-4 is incorporated in a contract or a contract modification, if such information was not provided in the certification to Congress before finalizing the cooperative agreement.
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- DFARS 225.871-4 Statutory waivers
Quick answers
What is DFARS 225.871-7?
DFARS 225.871-7 is a subsection of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Congressional notification".
When was DFARS 225.871-7 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments" (89 FR 60830), published Jul 29, 2024 and effective Jul 29, 2024.
Are changes to DFARS 225.871-7 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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