FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 237: Service Contracting › Subpart 237.72
DFARS 237.7200 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 subpart 237.7200, which sets acquisition procedures for educational services from schools, colleges, universities, or other educational institutions. It excludes tuition assistance agreements and clarifies that 'facilities' and 'fees' do not include dining rooms, dormitories, meals, or lodging.
Applies to: Contracts for educational services from educational institutions
Key terms: educational services · tuition assistance agreements · facilities · fees
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) This subpart prescribes acquisition procedures for educational services from schools, colleges, universities, or other educational institutions. This subpart does not include tuition assistance agreements, i.e., payment by the Government of partial tuition under the off-duty educational program.
(b) As used in the subpart—
(1) “Facilities” do not include the institution's dining rooms or dormitories; and
(2) “Fees” does not include charges for meals or lodging.
← 237.7101 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses. · 237.7201 Educational service agreement. →
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.