FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 217: Special Contracting Methods › Subpart 217.71
DFARS 217.7101 Definitions.
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In plain English
This section defines two key terms used in vessel repair and alteration contracting: the master agreement and the job order. A master agreement is a negotiated written understanding that sets clauses and terms for future work but is not itself a contract, while a job order is a fixed-price contract that incorporates the master agreement and covers a specific job. Contractors need to know that the master agreement alone does not create a contract; actual work is awarded through separate job orders.
Applies to: Contracting activities and contractors involved in repair and alteration of vessels
Key terms: master agreement for repair and alteration of vessels · job order · fixed price contract · contract clauses · scope of work
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The text
(a) Master agreement for repair and alteration of vessels—
(1) Is a written instrument of understanding, negotiated between a contracting activity and a contractor that—
(A) Contains contract clauses, terms, and conditions applying to future contracts for repairs, alterations, and/or additions to vessels; and
(B) Contemplates separate future contracts that will incorporate by reference or attachment the required and applicable clauses agreed upon in the master agreement.
(2) Is not a contract.
(b) Job order—
(1) Is a fixed price contract incorporating, by reference or attachment, a master agreement for repair and alteration of vessels;
(2) May include clauses pertaining to subjects not covered by the master agreement; but applicable to the job order being awarded; and
(3) Applies to a specific acquisition and sets forth the scope of work, price, delivery date, and other appropriate terms that apply to the particular job order.
← 217.7100 Scope of subpart. · 217.7102 General. →
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.