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DFARS 209.170-4 Solicitation provision.

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 tells contracting officers to include a specific solicitation provision, 252.209-7011, in solicitations for acquisitions to an institution of higher education. It applies even when commercial products or commercial services are being acquired under FAR part 12 procedures. For contractors, it means this representation may appear in solicitations involving higher education institutions.

Applies to: Solicitations for acquisitions to an institution of higher education

Key terms: 252.209-7011 · Representation for Restriction on the Use of Certain Institutions of Higher Educ · institution of higher education · FAR part 12 · commercial products and commercial services

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

The text

Use the provision at 252.209-7011, Representation for Restriction on the Use of Certain Institutions of Higher Education, in solicitations, including solicitations using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, for acquisitions to an institution of higher education.

Sections it refers to

  • 252.209-7011 Representation for Restriction on the Use of Certain Institutions of Higher Education.

Sections that refer to it

  • 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
  • 252.209-7011 Representation for Restriction on the Use of Certain Institutions of Higher Education.

← 209.170-3 Waiver of restriction. · 209.202 Policy. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 209

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

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