FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 216: Types of Contracts › Subpart 216.5
DFARS 216.500 Scope of subpart.
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 subpart tells contracting officers how to award task orders or delivery orders for architect-engineer services under a multiple-award contract. They must follow the selection and ordering procedures in FAR 36.6, and they may not ask for extra contractor qualification information unless it is needed to identify the most highly qualified contractor for that specific order.
Applies to: Contracting officers awarding architect-engineer task or delivery orders under multiple-award contracts
What it requires
- Follow FAR 36.6 procedures for selecting contractors and placing orders
- Do not request additional information about contractor qualifications unless necessary to determine the most highly qualified contractor for the particular order
Key terms: architect-engineer services · multiple-award contract · task orders · delivery orders · most highly qualified contractor
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(d)(i) When awarding task orders or delivery orders for architect-engineer services under a multiple-award contract, follow the procedures for the selection of contractors and placement of orders at FAR 36.6 to implement 10 U.S.C. 3406(h)(1).
(ii) Contracting officers shall not request additional information related to contractor qualifications, unless it is necessary to determine the most highly qualified contractor for the particular task order or delivery order (10 U.S.C. 3406(h)(2)).
← 216.470 Other applications of award fees. · 216.501-2-70 General. →
Rule changes for DFARS Part 216
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2024-D002) ↗ · final rule 2025-08-25 · effective 2025-10-01
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2024-D002) ↗ · proposed 2025-01-17 · comments due 2025-03-18
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Task Order and Delivery Order Contracting for Architectural and Engineering Services (DFARS Case 2023-D007) ↗ · final rule 2024-12-18 · effective 2024-12-18
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Task Order and Delivery Order Contracting for Architectural and Engineering Services (DFARS Case 2023-D007) ↗ · proposed 2024-07-29 · comments due 2024-09-27
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.