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DFARS 225.7017-4 Solicitation provision and contract clause.

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 Photovoltaic Devices clause and its companion certificate provision in DoD solicitations and contracts. It matters to contractors because if you bid on certain energy, utility, or private housing contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold, you may see these requirements. The clause applies to covered contracts that could result in DoD owning photovoltaic devices.

Applies to: DoD solicitations and contracts for covered contracts that may involve photovoltaic devices

Key terms: covered contract · energy savings performance contract · utility service contract · private housing contract · photovoltaic devices

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

The text

(a)(1) Use the clause at 252.225-7017, Photovoltaic Devices, in solicitations, including solicitations using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, for a contract expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold that may be a covered contract, i.e., an energy savings performance contract, a utility service contract, or a private housing contract awarded by DoD, if such contract will result in DoD ownership of photovoltaic devices, by means other than DoD purchase as end products.

(2) Use the clause in the resultant contract, including contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, if it is a covered contract.

(b) Use the provision at 252.225-7018, Photovoltaic Devices—Certificate, in solicitations, including solicitations using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, that contain the clause at 252.225-7017.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

  • 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
  • 252.225-7017 Photovoltaic Devices.
  • 252.225-7018 Photovoltaic Devices—Certificate.

← 225.7017-3 Exceptions. · 225.7018 Restriction on acquisition of certain magnets, tantalum, and tungsten. →

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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