FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 11: Describing Agency Needs › Subpart 11.6
FAR 11.602 General.
The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.
In plain English
This section explains that under the Defense Production Act, the President can require contractors to give priority to contracts and orders that support approved national defense and energy programs, and can allocate materials, services, and facilities for those programs. The President delegated this authority to the Secretary of Commerce, who runs the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS). Contractors should know that defense-related work may come with priority obligations.
Applies to: Contracts and orders supporting approved national defense and energy programs
Key terms: Defense Production Act of 1950 · preferential acceptance and performance · approved national defense and energy programs · DPAS · Secretary of Commerce
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The text
(a) Under Title I of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061, et seq.), the President is authorized to require preferential acceptance and performance of contracts and orders supporting certain approved national defense and energy programs and to allocate materials, services, and facilities in such a manner as to promote these approved programs.
(b) The President delegated the priorities and allocations authorities of the Defense Production Act in Executive Order 12919. As part of that delegation, the President designated the Secretary of Commerce to administer the DPAS. For more information, check the DPAS website at:https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/other-areas/strategic-industries-and-economic-security-sies/defense-priorities-a-allocations-system-program-dpas
← 11.601 Definitions. · 11.603 Procedures. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 11
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws ↗ · proposed 2025-07-21 · comments due 2025-09-19
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition ↗ · proposed 2025-01-15 · comments due 2025-03-17
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Controlled Unclassified Information ↗ · proposed 2025-01-15 · comments due 2025-03-17
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Strengthening America's Cybersecurity Workforce ↗ · proposed 2025-01-03 · comments due 2025-03-04
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-07-30 · effective 2024-08-29
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Sustainable Procurement ↗ · final rule 2024-04-22 · effective 2024-05-22
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.