DFARS 234.005-1 Competition
Subsection Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 234.005-1
- Type
- Subsection
- Supplements
- FAR 34.005-1 Competition
- Last amended
- 88 FR 80465 Effective Nov 17, 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 contract that is initially awarded from the competitive selection of a proposal resulting from a broad agency announcement ( see 235.016) may contain a contract line item or contract option using funds not limited to those identified in 235.016 for the development and demonstration or initial production of technology developed under the contract, or the delivery of initial or additional items if the item or a prototype thereof is created as the result of work performed under the contract , only when it adheres to the following limitations:
(1) The contract line item or contract option shall be limited to the delivery of the minimal amount of initial or additional items or prototypes that will allow for timely competitive solicitation and award of a follow-on development or production contract for those items.
(2) The term of the contract line item or contract option shall be for not more than 2 years.
(3) The dollar value of the work to be performed pursuant to the contract line item or contract option shall not exceed $100 million in fiscal year 2017 constant dollars. (10 U.S.C. 4004)
(4) See PGI 234.005-1 for guidance on providing, upon request, the benefits derived from use of this competitive selection method.
Federal Register history
Quick answers
What is DFARS 234.005-1?
DFARS 234.005-1 is a subsection of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Competition".
When was DFARS 234.005-1 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments" (88 FR 80465), published Nov 17, 2023 and effective Nov 17, 2023.
Are changes to DFARS 234.005-1 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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