FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 208: Required Sources of Supplies and Services › Subpart 208.74
DFARS 208.7401 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 three terms used in the DFARS subpart on enterprise software. It matters to contractors because it clarifies what counts as an enterprise software agreement, the Enterprise Software Initiative, and software maintenance when dealing with DoD software acquisitions.
Applies to: DoD contracting for commercial software and related services
Key terms: Enterprise software agreement · Enterprise Software Initiative · Software maintenance · designated commercial software · commercial software services
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The text
As used in this subpart—
Enterprise software agreement means an agreement or a contract that is used to acquire designated commercial software or related commercial software services such as software maintenance.
Enterprise Software Initiative means an initiative led by the DoD Chief Information Officer to develop processes for DoD-wide software asset management.
Software maintenance means services normally provided by a software company as standard services at established catalog or market prices, e.g., the right to receive and use upgraded versions of software, updates, and revisions.
← 208.7400 Scope of subpart. · 208.7402 General. →
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.