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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 17: Special Contracting Methods › Subpart 17.7

FAR 17.701 Definitions.

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 defines key terms used in the FAR subpart on acquisitions involving nondefense agencies. It clarifies who counts as a DoD acquisition official and what constitutes a nondefense agency, including specific intelligence community elements. Contractors should understand these definitions because they determine which rules and officials apply to certain acquisitions.

Applies to: Contractors and agencies involved in acquisitions with DoD and nondefense agencies, including intelligence community elements.

Key terms: Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition official · Nondefense agency · Nondefense agency that is an element of the intelligence community

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The text

As used in this subpart—

Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition official means—

(1) A DoD contracting officer; or

(2) Any other DoD official authorized to approve a direct acquisition or an assisted acquisition on behalf of DoD.

Nondefense agency means any department or agency of the Federal Government other than the Department of Defense.

Nondefense agency that is an element of the intelligence community means the agencies identified in 50 U.S.C. 3003(4), which include the—

(1) Office of the Director of National Intelligence;

(2) Central Intelligence Agency;

(3) Intelligence elements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Energy, and Drug Enforcement Agency;

(4) Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State;

(5) Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of the Treasury;

(6) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security and the Office of Intelligence of the Coast Guard; and

(7) Such other elements of any department or agency as have been designated by the President, or designated jointly by the Director of National Intelligence and the head of the department or agency concerned, as an element of the intelligence community.

Sections that refer to it

← 17.700 Scope of subpart. · 17.702 Applicability. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 17

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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