DFARS 244.201-1 Consent requirements

Subsection Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

Facts

Citation
DFARS 244.201-1
Type
Subsection
Supplements
FAR 44.201-1 Consent requirements
Last amended
84 FR 12140 Effective Apr 1, 2019
Text as of
DFARS Change May 7, 2026
Official text
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Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this subsection.

Text

(a) In accordance with section 824 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232), notwithstanding the requirements in FAR 44.201-1(a), the contracting officer shall not withhold consent to subcontract without the written approval of the program manager, or comparable requiring activity official exercising program management responsibilities, if the contractor has an approved purchasing system, as defined in FAR 44.101.

(S-70) In solicitations and contracts for information technology, whether acquired as a service or as a supply, that is a covered system or covered item of supply as those terms are defined at 239.7301 , consider the need for a consent to subcontract requirement regarding supply chain risk (see subpart 239.73). For additional guidance see PGI 244.201-1 .

Federal Register history

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Quick answers

What is DFARS 244.201-1?

DFARS 244.201-1 is a subsection of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Consent requirements".

When was DFARS 244.201-1 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Consent To Subcontract (DFARS Case 2018-D065)" (84 FR 12140), published Apr 1, 2019 and effective Apr 1, 2019.

Are changes to DFARS 244.201-1 proposed?

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

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