DFARS 246.710 Contract clauses
Section Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 246.710
- Type
- Section
- Supplements
- FAR 46.710 Contract clauses
- Last amended
- 90 FR 41480 Effective Aug 25, 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 section.
Text
(1) Use a clause substantially the same as the basic or one of the alternates of the clause at 252.246-7001 , Warranty of Data, in solicitations and contracts that include the clause at 252.227-7013 , Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software, when there is a need for greater protection or period of liability than provided by the inspection and warranty clauses prescribed in FAR part 46.
(i) Use the basic clause in solicitations and contracts that are not firm-fixed price or fixed-price incentive.
(ii) Use alternate I in fixed-price-incentive solicitations and contracts.
(iii) Use alternate II in firm-fixed-price solicitations and contracts.
(2) Use the clause at 252.246-7002 , Warranty of Construction (Germany), instead of the clause at FAR 52.246-21, Warranty of Construction, in solicitations and contracts for construction when a fixed-price contract will be awarded and contract performance will be in Germany.
(3) When the solicitation includes the clause at 252.211-7003, Item Unique Identification and Valuation, which is prescribed in 211.274-5(a), and it is anticipated that the resulting contract will include a warranty for serialized items—
(i) Use the provision at 252.246-7005 , Notice of Warranty Tracking of Serialized Items, in the solicitation if the Government does not specify a warranty and offerors will be required to enter data with the offer;
(ii) Use the clause at 252.246-7006 , Warranty Tracking of Serialized Items, in the solicitation and contract; and
(iii) Include the following warranty attachments, available at https://www.pdrep.csd.disa.mil/pdrep_files/other/wsr.htm, in the solicitation and contract and see 246.710-70 :
(A) Warranty Tracking Information.
(B) Source of Repair Instructions.
Contents
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246.710-70 Warranty attachments
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- DFARS 252.246-7001 Warranty of Data
- DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services
- DFARS 252.246-7002 Warranty of Construction (Germany)
- DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation
- DFARS 252.246-7005 Notice of Warranty Tracking of Serialized Items
- DFARS 252.246-7006 Warranty Tracking of Serialized Items
- DFARS 246.710-70 Warranty attachments
Quick answers
What is DFARS 246.710?
DFARS 246.710 is a section of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Contract clauses".
When was DFARS 246.710 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments" (90 FR 41480), published Aug 25, 2025 and effective Aug 25, 2025.
Are changes to DFARS 246.710 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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