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DFARS 237.102-79 Private sector notification requirements in support of in-sourcing actions.

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 notify incumbent contractors in writing when the Government decides to in-source work they currently perform. The notice must be sent within 20 business days of the contracting officer receiving the in-sourcing decision and must explain why the service is being in-sourced. It matters because it gives affected contractors advance notice before formal hiring or contract actions begin.

Applies to: Contracting officers handling in-sourcing determinations affecting incumbent contractors

What it requires

  • Provide written notification to affected incumbent contractors of Government in-sourcing determinations
  • Send the notification within 20 business days of receiving the decision from the cognizant component in-sourcing program official
  • Summarize the requiring official's final determination as to why the service is being in-sourced
  • Coordinate the notification with the component's in-sourcing program official

Key terms: in-sourcing · incumbent contractor · contracting officer · cognizant component in-sourcing program official · requiring official

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

The text

In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2463, contracting officers shall provide written notification to affected incumbent contractors of Government in-sourcing determinations. Notification shall be provided within 20 business days of the contracting officer's receipt of a decision from the cognizant component in-sourcing program official. The notification will summarize the requiring official's final determination as to why the service is being in-sourced and shall be coordinated with the component's in-sourcing program official. No formal hiring or contract-related actions may be initiated prior to such notification, except for preliminary internal actions associated with hiring or contract modification. See the OASD (RFM) memorandum entitled “Private Sector Notification Requirements in Support of In-sourcing Actions,” dated January 29, 2013, for further information, which is available at PGI 237.102-79.

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Rule changes for DFARS Part 237

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

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