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DFARS 217.7103-6 Modification of master agreements.

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 governs how master agreements are reviewed and modified. It requires at least an annual review and revision to keep the agreement aligned with FAR and DFARS requirements, and it says changes must be made by modifying the master agreement itself, not through a job order. Modifications do not affect job orders that were already issued before the modification took effect.

Applies to: Master agreements and the contracting officers who manage them

What it requires

  • Review each master agreement at least annually before the anniversary of its effective date
  • Revise the master agreement as necessary to conform to FAR and DFARS requirements
  • Change a master agreement only by modifying the master agreement itself, not through a job order

Key terms: master agreement · job order · modification · effective date

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

The text

(a) Review each master agreement at least annually before the anniversary of its effective date and revise it as necessary to conform to the requirements of the FAR and DFARS. Statutory or other mandatory changes may require review and revision earlier than one year.

(b) A master agreement shall be changed only by modifying the master agreement itself. It shall not be changed through a job order.

(c) A modification to a master agreement shall not affect job orders issued before the effective date of the modification.

← 217.7103-5 Repair costs not readily ascertainable. · 217.7104 Contract clauses. →

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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