FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 207: Acquisition Planning › Subpart 207.1
DFARS 207.172 Human research.
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 assigns responsibility to any DoD component that sponsors research involving human subjects. Such a component must oversee compliance with 32 CFR Part 219 and must have a Human Research Protection Official identified in its management plan and in acquisition planning. It matters to contractors because it establishes who within DoD is accountable for human subject protections tied to the clause at 252.235-7004.
Applies to: DoD components sponsoring research involving human subjects
What it requires
- Oversee compliance with 32 CFR Part 219, Protection of Human Subjects
- Have a Human Research Protection Official as defined in the clause at 252.235-7004
- Identify that official in the DoD component's Human Research Protection Management Plan
- Identify that official in acquisition planning
Key terms: human subjects · 32 CFR Part 219 · Human Research Protection Official · 252.235-7004 · Human Research Protection Management Plan
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The text
Any DoD component sponsoring research involving human subjects—
(a) Is responsible for oversight of compliance with 32 CFR Part 219, Protection of Human Subjects; and
(b) Must have a Human Research Protection Official, as defined in the clause at 252.235-7004, Protection of Human Subjects, and identified in the DoD component's Human Research Protection Management Plan. This official is responsible for the oversight and execution of the requirements of the clause at 252.235-7004 and shall be identified in acquisition planning.
Sections it refers to
- 252.235-7004 Protection of Human Subjects.
← 207.171-4 Procedures. · 207.302 Policy. →
Rule changes for DFARS Part 207
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Use of Fixed-Price Contracts for Certain Major Defense Acquisition Programs (DFARS Case 2023-D009) ↗ · final rule 2024-04-25 · effective 2024-04-25
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.