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DFARS 216.505-70 Orders under multiple-award contracts.

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 what to do when an order under a multiple-award contract gets only one offer and is above the simplified acquisition threshold. It also points to guidance on minimum labor category qualifications for orders under multiple-award services contracts.

Applies to: Contracting officers placing orders under multiple-award contracts

What it requires

  • Follow the procedures at 215.371 if only one offer is received for an order above the simplified acquisition threshold placed on a competitive basis

Key terms: multiple-award contracts · simplified acquisition threshold · competitive basis · PGI 216.505-70 · minimum labor category qualifications

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

The text

(a) If only one offer is received in response to an order exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold that is placed on a competitive basis, the contracting officer shall follow the procedures at 215.371.

(b) See PGI 216.505-70 for guidance regarding minimum labor category qualifications for orders issued under multiple-award services contracts.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

  • 237.172 Service contracts surveillance.

← 216.505 Ordering. · 216.506 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 216

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

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