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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 239: Acquisition of Information Technology › Subpart 239.73

DFARS 239.7303 Authorized individuals.

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 lists which officials can take certain actions under DFARS 239.7305, subject to a determination required by 239.7304. It also says those officials cannot delegate that authority or the determination responsibility below specified senior positions. For contractors, this means only very high-level officials can make these decisions, so any related direction you receive should come from authorized leadership.

Applies to: Department of Defense and military department officials

Key terms: authorized individuals · delegate · determination · service acquisition executive

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

The text

(a) Subject to 239.7304, the following individuals are authorized to take the actions authorized by 239.7305:

(1) The Secretary of Defense.

(2) The Secretary of the Army.

(3) The Secretary of the Navy.

(4) The Secretary of the Air Force.

(b) The individuals authorized at paragraph (a) may not delegate the authority to take the actions at 239.7305 or the responsibility for making the determination required by 239.7304 to an official below the level of—

(1) For the Department of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; and,

(2) For the military departments, the service acquisition executive for the department concerned.

Sections it refers to

  • 239.7304 Determination and notification.
  • 239.7305 Exclusion and limitation on disclosure.

Sections that refer to it

  • 239.7304 Determination and notification.
  • 239.7305 Exclusion and limitation on disclosure.

← 239.7302 Applicability. · 239.7304 Determination and notification. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 239

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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