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DFARS 219.706 Responsibilities of the cognizant administrative contracting officer.

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 assigns responsibility for reviewing, evaluating, and approving master subcontracting plans to the contract administration office. It also states that the small business specialist supports the administrative contracting officer in evaluating a contractor's performance and compliance with its subcontracting plan. For contractors, this means their master subcontracting plans and compliance are overseen by these officials.

Applies to: Contract administration offices and small business specialists

Key terms: master subcontracting plans · contract administration office · administrative contracting officer · small business specialist · subcontracting plan

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

The text

(a)(i) The contract administration office also is responsible for reviewing, evaluating, and approving master subcontracting plans.

(ii) The small business specialist supports the administrative contracting officer in evaluating a contractor's performance and compliance with its subcontracting plan.

← 219.705-6 Postaward responsibilities of the contracting officer. · 219.708 Contract clauses. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 219

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

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