FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 235: Research and Development Contracting

DFARS 235.010 Scientific and technical reports.

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.

The text

(b) For DoD, the Defense Technical Information Center is responsible for collecting all scientific and technical reports. For access to these reports, follow the procedures at PGI 235.010(b).

← 235.008 Evaluation for award. · 235.015-70 Special use allowances for research facilities acquired by educational institutions. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 235

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Disclosure of DoD Funding in Technical Publications (DFARS Case 2024-D003) ↗ · proposed 2025-08-25 · comments due 2025-10-24
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Public Access to Results of Federally Funded Research (DFARS Case 2020-D028) ↗ · proposed 2025-07-18
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Public Access to Results of Federally Funded Research (2020-D028) ↗ · proposed 2024-09-26 · comments due 2024-11-25

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