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DFARS 206.302-4 International agreement.

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 DFARS section says that for certain international agreements, the usual justification and approval paperwork for non-competitive contracting is not required. Instead, the head of the contracting activity must prepare a document describing the agreement, treaty, or written directions that require using other than competitive procedures. This matters because it can reduce the documentation burden for acquisitions covered by such international agreements.

Applies to: Acquisitions subject to international agreements or treaties that require other than competitive procedures

What it requires

  • The head of the contracting activity must prepare a document describing the terms of the agreement, treaty, or written directions that require other than competitive procedures.

Key terms: justifications and approvals · head of the contracting activity · Letter of Offer and Acceptance · other than competitive procedures · international agreement

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

The text

(c) Limitations. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 3204(e)(4)(E), the justifications and approvals described in FAR 6.303 and 6.304 are not required if the head of the contracting activity prepares a document that describes the terms of an agreement or treaty or the written directions, such as a Letter of Offer and Acceptance, that have the effect of requiring the use of other than competitive procedures for the acquisition.

Sections it refers to

  • 6.303 Justifications.
  • 6.304 Approval of the justification.

← 206.302-3-70 Solicitation provision. · 206.302-5 Authorized or required by statute. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 206

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

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