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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 237: Service Contracting › Subpart 237.1

DFARS 237.170-1 Scope.

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 defines the scope of DFARS 237.170-1, stating that it implements 10 U.S.C. 4501 and applies to services acquired for the Department of Defense. It matters because it clarifies that the section covers DoD services even when acquired through a contract or task order awarded by another agency.

Applies to: Services acquired for DoD

Key terms: 10 U.S.C. 4501 · DoD contract · task order · services acquired for DoD

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

The text

This section—

(a) Implements 10 U.S.C. 4501; and

(b) Applies to services acquired for DoD, regardless of whether the services are acquired through—

(1) A DoD contract or task order; or

(2) A contract or task order awarded by an agency other than DoD.

← 237.170 Approval of contracts and task orders for services. · 237.170-2 Approval requirements. →

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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