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DFARS 217.7303 Solicitation provision.

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 tells contracting officers when to include the solicitation provision at 252.217-7026, Identification of Sources of Supply, in solicitations. It applies to solicitations for supplies conducted under other than full and open competition, with certain listed exceptions, and may also be used in service contracts that require delivery of supplies.

Applies to: Solicitations for supplies under other than full and open competition, and certain service contracts requiring delivery of supplies

What it requires

  • Use the provision at 252.217-7026, or one substantially the same, in all solicitations for supplies when the acquisition is conducted under other than full and open competition, except in the listed situations.

Key terms: 252.217-7026 · Identification of Sources of Supply · other than full and open competition · solicitation provision · subsistence

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

The text

(a) Use the provision at 252.217-7026, Identification of Sources of Supply, or one substantially the same, in all solicitations for supplies when the acquisition is being conducted under other than full and open competition, except when—

(1) Using FAR 6.302-5;

(2) The contracting officer already has the information required by the provision (e.g., the information was obtained under other acquisitions);

(3) The contract is for subsistence, clothing or textiles, fuels, or supplies purchased and used outside the United States;

(4) The contracting officer determines that it would not be practicable to require offerors/contractors to provide the information, e.g., nonrepetitive local purchases; or

(5) The contracting officer determines that the exception at 217.7302(b) applies to all items under the solicitation.

(b) If appropriate, use the provision at 252.217-7026, Identification of Sources of Supply, or one substantially the same, in service contracts requiring the delivery of supplies.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 217.7302 Procedures. · 217.7400 Scope. →

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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