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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 209: Contractor Qualifications › Subpart 209.2

DFARS 209.270-1 Scope.

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 explains that DFARS 209.270-1 implements two specific National Defense Authorization Act provisions and sets out policy and procedures for qualification requirements. It matters to contractors because it establishes the framework for how qualification requirements apply to aviation and ship critical safety items, including their modification, repair, and overhaul.

Applies to: Procurement of aviation and ship critical safety items and their modification, repair, and overhaul

Key terms: qualification requirements · aviation and ship critical safety items · modification · repair · overhaul

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The text

This section—

(a) Implements—

(1) Section 802 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Pub. L. 108-136); and

(2) Section 130 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Pub. L. 109-364); and

(b) Prescribes policy and procedures for qualification requirements in the procurement of aviation and ship critical safety items and the modification, repair, and overhaul of those items.

← 209.270 Aviation and ship critical safety items. · 209.270-2 Definitions. →

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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