DFARS 237.171-3 Policy
Subsection Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 237.171-3
- Type
- Subsection
- Supplements
- FAR Subpart 37.1 Service Contracts-General
- Last amended
- 71 FR 53047 Effective Sep 8, 2006
- 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) Each DoD contract in which contractor personnel, in the course of their duties, interact with detainees shall include a requirement that such contractor personnel—
(1) Receive Government-provided training regarding the international obligations and laws of the United States applicable to the detention of personnel, including the Geneva Conventions; and
(2) Provide a copy of the training receipt document to the contractor.
(b) The combatant commander responsible for the area where the detention or interrogation facility is located will arrange for the training and a training receipt document to be provided to contractor personnel. For information on combatant commander geographic areas of responsibility and point of contact information for each command, see PGI 237.171-3 (b).
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- PGI 237.171-3(b) Policy
Quick answers
What is DFARS 237.171-3?
DFARS 237.171-3 is a subsection of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Policy".
When was DFARS 237.171-3 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Training for Contractor Personnel Interacting With Detainees" (71 FR 53047), published Sep 8, 2006 and effective Sep 8, 2006.
Are changes to DFARS 237.171-3 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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