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DFARS 237.170-2 Approval requirements.

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 sets approval requirements for acquiring services under certain types of contracts or task orders. It matters because a contractor's acquisition may need approval from a designated official or the senior procurement executive depending on dollar value, or must follow subpart 217.7 requirements when a non-DoD agency issues the contract or task order.

Applies to: DoD acquisitions of services through contracts or task orders that are not performance based, or issued by a non-DoD agency

What it requires

  • For non-performance-based acquisitions at or below $100 million, obtain approval of the official designated by the department or agency
  • For non-performance-based acquisitions exceeding $100 million, obtain approval of the senior procurement executive
  • When acquiring services through a contract or task order issued by a non-DoD agency, comply with review, approval, and reporting requirements established under subpart 217.7

Key terms: performance based · task order · senior procurement executive · non-DoD agency · subpart 217.7

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

The text

(a) Acquisition of services through a contract or task order that is not performance based. (1) For acquisitions at or below $100 million, obtain the approval of the official designated by the department or agency.

(2) For acquisitions exceeding $100 million, obtain the approval of the senior procurement executive.

(b) Acquisition of services through use of a contract or task order issued by a non-DoD agency. Comply with the review, approval, and reporting requirements established in accordance with subpart 217.7 when acquiring services through use of a contract or task order issued by a non-DoD agency.

← 237.170-1 Scope. · 237.171 Training for contractor personnel interacting with detainees. →

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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