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DFARS 214.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award.

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 delegates authority to specific officials within certain defense agencies to make determinations about mistakes in bids before contract award, as outlined in FAR 14.407-3. It matters because it identifies who within each agency has the power to resolve such mistakes, and that power cannot be passed on to anyone else.

Applies to: Defense agencies and their designated officials

Key terms: determination · mistakes · delegated · without power of redelegation · defense agencies

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

The text

(e) Authority for making a determination under FAR 14.407-3(a), (b) and (d) is delegated for the defense agencies, without power of redelegation, as follows:

(i) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: General Counsel, DARPA.

(ii) Defense Information Systems Agency: General Counsel, DISA.

(iii) Defense Intelligence Agency: Principal Assistant for Acquisition.

(iv) Defense Logistics Agency:

(A) General Counsel, DLA; and

(B) Associate General Counsel, DLA.

(v) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency: General Counsel, NGA.

(vi) Defense Threat Reduction Agency: General Counsel, DTRA.

(vii) National Security Agency: Director of Procurement, NSA.

(viii) Missile Defense Agency: General Counsel, MDA.

(ix) Defense Contract Management Agency: General Counsel, DCMA.

Sections it refers to

  • 14.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award.

← 214.407 Mistakes in bids. · 214.408 Award. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 214

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

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