DFARS 237.102 Policy

Section Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

Facts

Citation
DFARS 237.102
Type
Section
Supplements
FAR 37.102 Policy
Last amended
84 FR 39203 Effective Aug 9, 2019
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 section.

Text

(b)

(1) Preference for certain commercial services. See 212.272 for procedures for implementation of the preference for commercial facilities-related services, knowledge-based services (except engineering services), medical services, or transportation services, as required by section 876 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Pub. L. 114-328).

(2) Public-private competitions. See PGI 207.302 for information on the Governmentwide moratorium and restrictions on public-private competitions conducted pursuant to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76.

(c) In addition to the prohibition on award of contracts for the performance of inherently governmental functions, contracting officers shall not award contracts for functions that are exempt from private sector performance. See 207.503 (e) for the associated documentation requirement.

(e) Program officials shall obtain assistance from contracting officials through the Peer Review process at 201.170 .

Contents

  • 237.102-70 Prohibition on contracting for firefighting or security-guard functions
  • 237.102-71 Limitation on service contracts for military flight simulators
  • 237.102-72 Contracts for management services
  • 237.102-73 Prohibition on contracts for services of senior mentors
  • 237.102-74 Taxonomy for the acquisition of services, and supplies and equipment
  • 237.102-75 Defense Acquisition Guidebook
  • 237.102-76 Acquisition of computer software and computer software documentation under services contracts
  • 237.102-77 Reserved
  • 237.102-78 Market research report guide for improving the tradecraft in services acquisition
  • 237.102-79 Private sector notification requirements in support of in-sourcing actions

Federal Register history

Sections cited

Quick answers

What is DFARS 237.102?

DFARS 237.102 is a section of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Policy".

When was DFARS 237.102 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Preference for Certain Commercial Services (DFARS Case 2018-D016)" (84 FR 39203), published Aug 9, 2019 and effective Aug 9, 2019.

Are changes to DFARS 237.102 proposed?

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

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