FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 237: Service Contracting › Subpart 237.70
DFARS 237.7000 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 the DFARS subpart on mortuary services. It applies to contracts for mortuary services for military personnel within the United States and may also serve as guidance for such services outside the United States for deceased military and civilian personnel.
Applies to: Contracts for mortuary services (care of remains) for military personnel within the United States; may be used as guidance outside the United States for deceased military and civilian personnel.
Key terms: mortuary services · care of remains · military personnel · United States · deceased military and civilian personnel
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The text
This subpart—
(a) Applies to contracts for mortuary services (the care of remains) for military personnel within the United States; and
(b) May be used as guidance in areas outside the United States for mortuary services for deceased military and civilian personnel.
← 237.503 Agency-head responsibilities. · 237.7001 Method of acquisition. →
Rule changes for DFARS Part 237
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Preventing Conflicts of Interest for Certain Consulting Services (DFARS Case 2024-D007) ↗ · final rule 2025-08-25 · effective 2025-10-24
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2024-D002) ↗ · proposed 2025-01-17 · comments due 2025-03-18
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-10-10 · effective 2024-10-10
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Preventing Conflicts of Interest for Certain Consulting Services (DFARS Case 2024-D007) ↗ · proposed 2024-09-26 · comments due 2024-11-25
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Transfer and Adoption of Military Animals (DFARS Case 2020-D021) ↗ · final rule 2024-02-15 · effective 2024-02-15
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.