DFARS 227.7103-3 Early identification of technical data to be furnished to the Government with restrictions on use, reproduction, or disclosure

Subsection Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

Facts

Citation
DFARS 227.7103-3
Type
Subsection
Supplements
FAR Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights
Last amended
88 FR 6578 Effective Jan 31, 2023
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) 10 U.S.C. 3772(a) requires, to the maximum extent practicable, an identification prior to delivery of any technical data to be delivered to the Government with restrictions on use.

(b) Use the provision at 252.227-7017 , Identification and Assertion of Use, Release, or Disclosure Restrictions, in all solicitations that include the clause at 252.227-7013 , Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services. The provision requires offerors to identify any technical data for which restrictions, other than copyright, on use, release, or disclosure are asserted and to attach the identification and assertions to the offer.

(c) Subsequent to contract award, the clause at 252.227-7013 permits a contractor, under certain conditions, to make additional assertions of use, release, or disclosure restrictions. The prescription for the use of that clause and its alternate is at 227.7103-6 (a) and (b).

Federal Register history

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Quick answers

What is DFARS 227.7103-3?

DFARS 227.7103-3 is a subsection of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Early identification of technical data to be furnished to the Government with restrictions on use, reproduction, or disclosure".

When was DFARS 227.7103-3 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Definition of “Commercial Item” (DFARS Case 2018-D066)" (88 FR 6578), published Jan 31, 2023 and effective Jan 31, 2023.

Are changes to DFARS 227.7103-3 proposed?

No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.

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