DFARS 232.070 Responsibilities

Section Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

Facts

Citation
DFARS 232.070
Type
Section
Supplements
FAR Part 32 Contract Financing
Last amended
89 FR 60830 Effective Jul 29, 2024
Text as of
DFARS Change May 7, 2026
Official text
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Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.

Text

(a) The Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (DPCAP), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) (OUSD(A&S)DPCAP) is responsible for ensuring uniform administration of DoD contract financing, including DoD contract financing policies and important related procedures. Agency discretion under FAR Part 32 is at the DoD level and is not delegated to the departments and agencies. Proposals by the departments and agencies, to exercise agency discretion, shall be submitted to OUSD(A&S)DPCAP.

(b) Departments and agencies are responsible for their day-to-day contract financing operations. Refer specific cases involving financing policy or important procedural issues to OUSD(A&S)DPCAP for consideration through the department/agency Contract Finance Committee members (also see subpart 201.4 for deviation request and approval procedures).

(c) See PGI 232.070 (c) for information on department/agency contract financing offices.

Federal Register history

Final rule Published Effective
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments 89 FR 60830 · Docket DARS-2024-0001
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments 88 FR 73234 · Docket DARS-2023-0001
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments 72 FR 20765 Not on record
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Contract Financing 70 FR 75412 · DFARS Case 2003-D043 Not on record

Sections cited

Quick answers

What is DFARS 232.070?

DFARS 232.070 is a section of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Responsibilities".

When was DFARS 232.070 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 232.070 proposed?

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

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