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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 225: Foreign Acquisition › Subpart 225.73

DFARS 225.7301-2 Solicitation approval for sole source contracts.

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 requires contracting officers to coordinate through agency channels with the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy before issuing a solicitation for a sole source contract. It applies to sole source contracts for U.S./FMS combined requirements for a major system with an estimated contract value exceeding $500 million. This matters to contractors because it adds a required approval step before such a solicitation can be issued.

Applies to: Contracting officers issuing solicitations for certain sole source contracts

What it requires

  • Coordinate through agency channels with the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy prior to issuing the solicitation

Key terms: sole source contract · U.S./FMS combined requirements · major system · estimated contract value · solicitation

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

The text

The contracting officer shall coordinate through agency channels with the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy, prior to issuing a solicitation for a sole source contract for U.S./FMS combined requirements for a major system that has an estimated contract value that exceeds $500 million. See also 201.170 and PGI 216.403-1(1)(ii)(B) and (C).

Sections it refers to

← 225.7301-1 [Reserved] · 225.7302 Preparation of letter of offer and acceptance. →

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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