FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 237: Service Contracting › Subpart 237.78
DFARS 237.7804 Contract clause.
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 tells contracting officers to include the clause at 252.237-7027, Transfer and Adoption of Military Animals, in solicitations and contracts that require the services of a contract working dog. It applies even when commercial acquisition procedures under FAR part 12 are used. For contractors, it means this clause will appear in covered contract working dog solicitations and contracts.
Applies to: Solicitations and contracts requiring the services of a contract working dog
Key terms: 252.237-7027 · Transfer and Adoption of Military Animals · contract working dog · FAR part 12 · commercial products and commercial services
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
Use the clause at 252.237-7027, Transfer and Adoption of Military Animals, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, that require the services of a contract working dog.
Sections it refers to
- 252.237-7027 Transfer and Adoption of Military Animals.
Sections that refer to it
- 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
- 252.237-7027 Transfer and Adoption of Military Animals.
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.