FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 234: Major System Acquisition › Subpart 234.71
DFARS 234.7100 Policy.
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 makes cost and software data reporting (CSDR) mandatory for major defense acquisition programs, following the requirements in DoDI 5000.02 and the CSDR Manual. Before awarding a contract, the contracting officer must check with the Defense Cost and Resource Center that the selected offeror's proposed CSDR system complies with those requirements. It matters because contractors bidding on these programs need a compliant CSDR system in their proposal.
Applies to: Major defense acquisition programs and offerors selected for award under them
What it requires
- Contracting officers must consult with the Defense Cost and Resource Center before contract award
- The selected offeror must have proposed a standard CSDR system that complies with DoDI 5000.02 and the CSDR Manual
Key terms: cost and software data reporting (CSDR) · major defense acquisition programs · contractor cost data reporting · software resources data reporting · Defense Cost and Resource Center
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) The cost and software data reporting (CSDR) requirement is mandatory for major defense acquisition programs (as defined in 10 U.S.C. 4201) as specified in DoDI 5000.02, Operation of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework and the DoD 5000.04-M-1, CSDR Manual. The CSDR system is applied in accordance with the reporting requirements established in DoDI 5000.02. The two principal components of the CSDR system are contractor cost data reporting and software resources data reporting.
(b) Prior to contract award, contracting officers shall consult with the Defense Cost and Resource Center to determine that the offeror selected for award has proposed a standard CSDR system, as described in the offeror's proposal in response to the provision at 252.234-7003, that is in compliance with DoDI 5000.02, Operation of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework, and the DoD 5000.04-M-1, CSDR Manual.
(c) Contact information for the Defense Cost and Resource Center and the Deputy Director, Cost Assessment, is located at PGI 234.7100.
Sections it refers to
- 252.234-7003 Notice of Cost and Software Data Reporting System.
← 234.7002 Policy. · 234.7101 Solicitation provision and contract clause. →
Rule changes for DFARS Part 234
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Definition of Material Weakness (DFARS Case 2021-D006) ↗ · final rule 2025-01-17 · effective 2025-01-17
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Cost and Software Data Reporting for Major Weapons Systems (2021-D028) ↗ · proposed 2024-10-10 · comments due 2024-12-09
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Definition of Material Weakness (DFARS Case 2021-D006) ↗ · proposed 2024-06-27 · comments due 2024-08-26
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Data Requirements for Commercial Products for Major Weapon Systems (DFARS Case 2023-D010) ↗ · final rule 2024-05-30 · effective 2024-05-30
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Use of Fixed-Price Contracts for Certain Major Defense Acquisition Programs (DFARS Case 2023-D009) ↗ · final rule 2024-04-25 · effective 2024-04-25
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.