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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 217: Special Contracting Methods › Subpart 217.5

DFARS 217.503 Ordering 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 explains how DoD handles the determination and findings (D&F) required by FAR 17.502-2 for Economy Act orders. It matters because it tells DoD contractors and contracting offices who must send or keep the D&F when an order is placed between DoD and another agency.

Applies to: DoD requesting agencies and DoD contracting offices acting as servicing agencies for Economy Act orders

What it requires

  • When the requesting agency is within DoD, furnish a copy of the executed determination and findings to the servicing agency as an attachment to the order.
  • When a DoD contracting office is the servicing agency, obtain a copy of the executed determination and findings from the requesting agency and place it in the contract file for the Economy Act order.

Key terms: determination and findings · Economy Act order · requesting agency · servicing agency · contract file

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

The text

(a) When the requesting agency is within DoD, a copy of the executed determination and findings required by FAR 17.502-2 shall be furnished to the servicing agency as an attachment to the order. When a DoD contracting office is acting as the servicing agency, a copy of the executed determination and findings shall be obtained from the requesting agency and placed in the contract file for the Economy Act order.

Sections it refers to

← 217.502-1 General. · 217.600 Scope of subpart. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 217

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

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