DFARS 236.303-1 Phase One
Subsection Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 236.303-1
- Type
- Subsection
- Supplements
- FAR 36.303-1 Phase One
- Last amended
- 90 FR 41483 Effective Oct 1, 2025
- 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)
(4) In lieu of the limitations on the maximum number of offerors that may be selected to submit phase-two proposals at FAR 36.303-1(a)(4), for DoD—
(i) If the contract value exceeds $5.5 million, the maximum number of offerors specified in the solicitation that are to be selected to submit phase-two proposals shall not exceed five, unless—
(A) The solicitation is issued for an indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract for design-build construction; or
(B) The head of the contracting activity, delegable to a level no lower than the senior contracting official within the contracting activity, approves the contracting officer’s decision with respect to an individual solicitation, that a maximum number greater than five is in the best interest of the Government and is consistent with the purposes and objectives of the two-phase selection procedures. The decision shall be documented in the contract file (U.S.C. 3241(d)).
(ii) If the contract value is at or below $5.5 million, the maximum number of offerors specified in the solicitation that are to be selected to submit phase-two proposals is at the discretion of the contracting officer.
Federal Register history
Quick answers
What is DFARS 236.303-1?
DFARS 236.303-1 is a subsection of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Phase One".
When was DFARS 236.303-1 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2024-D002)" (90 FR 41483), published Aug 25, 2025 and effective Oct 1, 2025.
Are changes to DFARS 236.303-1 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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