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DFARS 209.570-4 Solicitation provision and contract clause.

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 when to include a specific solicitation provision and contract clause about lead system integrators. It matters to contractors because if they pursue a major system acquisition where a lead system integrator is envisioned, these terms will appear in the solicitation and contract.

Applies to: Contracting officers handling acquisitions of major systems involving lead system integrators

Key terms: lead system integrator · major system · solicitation provision · contract clause · prohibited financial interests

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

The text

(a) Use the provision at 252.209-7006, Limitations on Contractors Acting as Lead System Integrators, in solicitations for the acquisition of a major system when the acquisition strategy envisions the use of a lead system integrator.

(b) Use the clause at 252.209-7007, Prohibited Financial Interests for Lead System Integrators—

(1) In solicitations that include the provision at 252.209-7006; and

(2) In contracts when the contractor will fill the role of a lead system integrator for the acquisition of a major system.

Sections it refers to

  • 252.209-7006 Limitations on Contractors Acting as Lead System Integrators.
  • 252.209-7007 Prohibited Financial Interests for Lead System Integrators.

Sections that refer to it

  • 252.209-7006 Limitations on Contractors Acting as Lead System Integrators.
  • 252.209-7007 Prohibited Financial Interests for Lead System Integrators.

← 209.570-3 Procedures. · 209.571 Organizational conflicts of interest in major defense acquisition programs. →

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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