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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 217: Special Contracting Methods › Subpart 217.73

DFARS 217.7301 Policy.

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 states that contractors must identify their sources of supply in contracts for supplies. Identifying sources helps the government solicit the actual manufacturers or suppliers in later acquisitions, which supports competition and may avoid paying extra costs for little added value.

Applies to: Contractors under contracts for supplies

What it requires

  • Identify sources of supply in contracts for supplies

Key terms: sources of supply · contracts for supplies · competition

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

The text

Contractors shall identify their sources of supply in contracts for supplies. Contractor identification of sources of supply enables solicitation, in subsequent acquisitions, of actual manufacturers or other suppliers of items. This enhances competition and potentially avoids payment of additional costs for no significant added value.

← 217.7300 Scope. · 217.7302 Procedures. →

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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