FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 217: Special Contracting Methods › Subpart 217.1
DFARS 217.103 Definitions.
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In plain English
This section defines three terms used in DFARS subpart 217.1: advance procurement, congressional defense committees, and military installation. It matters to contractors because these definitions determine how advance procurement of long lead items or economic order quantities is treated under the full funding policy, and which congressional committees and locations are covered by the subpart.
Applies to: Contractors and contracting activities subject to DFARS subpart 217.1
Key terms: Advance procurement · Advance long lead acquisition · Advance EOQ acquisition · Congressional defense committees · Military installation
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The text
As used in this subpart—
Advance procurement means an exception to the full funding policy that allows acquisition of long lead time items (advance long lead acquisition) or economic order quantities (EOQ) of items (advance EOQ acquisition) in a fiscal year in advance of that in which the related end item is to be acquired. Advance procurements may include materials, parts, components, and effort that must be funded in advance to maintain a planned production schedule.
Congressional defense committees means—
(1) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
(2) The Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(3) The Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(4) The Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives;
(5) The Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
(6) The Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
Military installation means a base, camp, post, station, yard, center, or other activity under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department or, in the case of an activity in a foreign country, under the operational control of the Secretary of a military department or the Secretary of Defense (10 U.S.C. 2801(c)(4)).
Sections that refer to it
- 202.101 Definitions.
Rule changes for DFARS Part 217
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Mitigating Risks Related to Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (DFARS Case 2021-D011) ↗ · proposed 2026-05-07 · comments due 2026-07-06
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements (DFARS Case 2019-D041) ↗ · final rule 2025-09-10 · effective 2025-11-10
- 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; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2025-01-17 · effective 2025-01-17
- 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: Data Universal Numbering System to Unique Entity Identifier Transition (DFARS Case 2022-D023) ↗ · final rule 2024-09-26 · effective 2024-10-01
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements (DFARS Case 2019-D041) ↗ · proposed 2024-08-15 · comments due 2024-10-15
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.