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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 225: Foreign Acquisition › Subpart 225.70

DFARS 225.7013-1 Definitions.

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 DFARS section defines two terms used in the rules about maintenance and repair work on ships. It explains what counts as corrective and preventive maintenance or repair, and what counts as facilities maintenance. Contractors need these definitions to know which category their work falls into under this part of the regulation.

Applies to: Contractors performing ship maintenance or repair work

Key terms: Corrective and preventive maintenance or repair · Facilities maintenance · Housekeeping services · Coating maintenance and repair · Functional failures

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The text

As used in this section—

Corrective and preventive maintenance or repair means—

(1) Maintenance or repair actions performed as a result of a failure in order to return or restore equipment to acceptable performance levels; and

(2) Scheduled maintenance or repair actions to prevent or discover functional failures.

Facilities maintenance means the effort required to—

(1) Provide housekeeping services throughout the ship;

(2) Perform coating maintenance and repair to exterior and interior surfaces due to normal environmental conditions; and

(3) Clean mechanical spaces, mission zones, and topside spaces.

← 225.7013-0 Scope. · 225.7013-2 Restrictions. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 225

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

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