FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 213: Simplified Acquisition Procedures › Subpart 213.70
DFARS 213.7001 Procedures.
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 outlines procedures for contracting officers when acquiring services that are eligible for the 8(a) Program. It also prohibits the use of sole-source authority to purchase religious-related services on U.S. military installations and requires that nonprofit organizations not be excluded from 8(a) competitions.
Applies to: Contracting officers conducting acquisitions eligible for the 8(a) Program
What it requires
- Shall not use the sole source authority at FAR 6.302-5(b)(4) to purchase religious-related services to be performed on a U.S. military installation.
- For competitive purchases under the 8(a) program, shall not exclude a nonprofit organization from the competition.
Key terms: 8(a) Program · simplified acquisition threshold · sole source · religious-related services · nonprofit organization
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a)(1) For acquisitions that are otherwise appropriate to be conducted using procedures set forth in this part, and also eligible for the 8(a) Program, contracting officers may use—
(i) For sole source purchase orders not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, the procedures in PGI 219.804-2(2); or
(ii) For other types of acquisitions, the procedures in PGI 219.8, excluding the procedures in PGI 219.804-2(2); or
(2) The procedures for award to the Small Business Administration in FAR subpart 19.8.
(b) To comply with section 898 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub. L. 114-92), contracting officers shall not use the sole source authority at FAR 6.302-5(b)(4) to purchase religious-related services to be performed on a U.S. military installation. For competitive purchases under the 8(a) program, contracting officers shall not exclude a nonprofit organization from the competition. See 219.270 for additional procedures.
← 213.501 Special documentation requirements. · 213.7002 Purchase orders. →
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.