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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 204: Administrative and Information Matters › Subpart 204.2

DFARS 204.270-1 Policy.

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 makes the Electronic Data Access (EDA) system the DoD's primary tool for distributing contract documents and data. Contract attachments generally must be uploaded to EDA, with limited exceptions, and agencies must ensure timely posting and accurate contract documents and data. It matters to contractors because it governs how and where their contract documents are made available electronically.

Applies to: DoD contracting activities and contracts using EDA

What it requires

  • Upload contract attachments to EDA, except classified, sensitive, or impracticable-to-convert attachments
  • Include the annotation "provided under separate cover" in Section J (or similar location) for any attachment not uploaded to EDA

Key terms: Electronic Data Access (EDA) · contractual instruments · contract attachments · Section J · Uniform Contract Format

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

(a) The Electronic Data Access (EDA) system, an online repository for contractual instruments and supporting documents, is DoD's primary tool for electronic distribution of contract documents and contract data. Contract attachments shall be uploaded to EDA, except for contract attachments that are classified, are too sensitive for widespread distribution (e.g., personally identifiable information and Privacy Act and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or cannot be practicably converted to electronic format (e.g., samples, drawings, and models). Section J (or similar location when the Uniform Contract Format is not used) shall include the annotation “provided under separate cover” for any attachment not uploaded to EDA.

(b) Agencies are responsible for ensuring the following when posting documents, including contractual instruments, to EDA—

(1) The timely distribution of documents; and

(2) That internal controls are in place to ensure that—

(i) The electronic version of a contract document in EDA is an accurate representation of the contract; and

(ii) The contract data in EDA is an accurate representation of the underlying contract.

← 204.270 Electronic Document Access. · 204.270-2 Procedures. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 204

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

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