FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 237: Service Contracting › Subpart 237.78
DFARS 237.7802 Policy.
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 states DoD policy for contract working dogs after their service life ends. DoD will transfer the dog to the Department of the Air Force, 341st Training Squadron, for veterinary screening and care, and then for care, reclassification as a military animal, and adoption placement. It matters to contractors because it explains when a contract working dog's service life may be terminated and what happens to the dog afterward.
Applies to: DoD contracts involving contract working dogs
Key terms: contract working dog · service life · 341st Training Squadron · veterinary screening and care · reclassification as a military animal
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2387, DoD will transfer a contract working dog to the Department of the Air Force, 341st Training Squadron, for veterinary screening and care after the service life of the dog has terminated.
(b) The service life of a contract working dog may be terminated if—
(1) The final contractual obligation of the dog preceding transfer is with DoD; and
(2) The dog cannot be used by another department or agency of the Federal Government due to age, injury, or performance.
(c) A contract working dog that has reached the end of its service life will be transferred for care, reclassification as a military animal, and placement for adoption in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2583.
Sections that refer to it
- 237.7803 Procedures.
← 237.7801 Definition. · 237.7803 Procedures. →
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.