FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 213: Simplified Acquisition Procedures › Subpart 213.1
DFARS 213.106-1 Soliciting competition.
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 DFARS section tells contracting officers what to consider when soliciting competition for certain acquisitions. It requires an evaluation factor for supply chain risk when buying information technology that is, is part of, or supports a covered system. It also points to limits on using lowest price technically acceptable and a ban on reverse auctions for certain items.
Applies to: Contracting officers soliciting competition under DFARS, including simplified acquisitions
What it requires
- Include an evaluation factor regarding supply chain risk when acquiring information technology that is a covered system, is part of a covered system, or is in support of a covered system
Key terms: supply chain risk · covered system · information technology · lowest price technically acceptable · reverse auctions
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) Considerations.
(2)(i) Include an evaluation factor regarding supply chain risk (see subpart 239.73) when acquiring information technology, whether as a service or as a supply, that is a covered system, is a part of a covered system, or is in support of a covered system, as defined in 239.7301.
(ii) See 215.101-2-70 for limitations and prohibitions on the use of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process, which are applicable to simplified acquisitions.
(iii) See 217.7801 for the prohibition on the use of reverse auctions for personal protective equipment and aviation critical safety items.
← 213.104 Promoting competition. · 213.106-1-70 Soliciting competition—tiered evaluation of offers. →
Rule changes for DFARS Part 213
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Disclosure of Information Regarding Foreign Obligations (DFARS Case 2018-D064) ↗ · proposed 2024-11-15 · comments due 2025-01-14
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Replacement of Fluorinated Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (DFARS Case 2020-D011) ↗ · final rule 2024-03-26 · effective 2024-03-26
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-02-15 · effective 2024-02-15
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: DFARS Buy American Act Requirements (DFARS Case 2022-D019) ↗ · final rule 2024-02-15 · effective 2024-02-15
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.