DFARS 239.101 Policy
Section Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 239.101
- Type
- Section
- Supplements
- FAR 39.101 Policy
- Last amended
- 88 FR 17340 Effective Mar 22, 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 section.
Text
(1) A contracting officer may not enter into a contract in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold for information technology products or services that are not commercial products or commercial services unless the head of the contracting activity determines in writing that no commercial products or commercial services are suitable to meet the agency's needs, as determined through the use of market research appropriate to the circumstances (see FAR 10.001(a)(3)) (section 855 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub. L. 114-92)).
(2) See subpart 208.74 when acquiring commercial software or software maintenance.
(3) See 227.7202 for policy on the acquisition of commercial computer software and commercial computer software documentation.
(4) See 227.7203 for policy on the acquisition of other than commercial computer software and other than commercial computer software documentation.
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- DFARS 227.7202 Commercial computer software and commercial computer software documentation
Quick answers
What is DFARS 239.101?
DFARS 239.101 is a section of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Policy".
When was DFARS 239.101 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Noncommercial Computer Software (DFARS Case 2018-D018)" (88 FR 17340), published Mar 22, 2023 and effective Mar 22, 2023.
Are changes to DFARS 239.101 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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