DFARS Part 211 Describing Agency Needs
Part Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Part facts
- Citation
- DFARS Part 211
- Type
- Part
- Supplements
- FAR Part 11 Describing Agency Needs
- Last amended
- 90 FR 41483 Effective Oct 1, 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 part.
Contents
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211.002 Policy
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Subpart 211.1 Selecting and Developing Requirements Documents
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Subpart 211.2 Using and Maintaining Requirements Documents
- 211.201 Identification and availability of specifications
- 211.204 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses
- 211.270 Reserved
- 211.271 Elimination of use of class I ozone-depleting substances
- 211.272 Reserved
- 211.273 Removed and Reserved
- 211.274 Item identification and valuation requirements
- 211.275 Reserved
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Subpart 211.5 Liquidated Damages
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Subpart 211.6 Priorities and Allocations
- 211.602 General
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Subpart 211.70 Purchase Requests
- 211.7001 Procedures
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Quick answers
What is DFARS Part 211?
DFARS Part 211 is a part of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Describing Agency Needs".
When was DFARS Part 211 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2024-D002)" (90 FR 41483), published Aug 25, 2025 and effective Oct 1, 2025.
Are changes to DFARS Part 211 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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