FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 239: Acquisition of Information Technology › Subpart 239.76
DFARS 239.7604 Solicitation provision and 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 when to include two specific cloud computing provisions and clauses in solicitations and contracts for information technology services. It matters to contractors because it signals that cloud computing representations and requirements will appear in those solicitations and contracts, including commercial-item acquisitions under FAR part 12.
Applies to: Solicitations and contracts for information technology services, including FAR part 12 commercial acquisitions
Key terms: cloud computing · information technology services · solicitation provision · contract clause · FAR part 12
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) Use the provision at 252.239-7009, Representation of Use of Cloud Computing, in solicitations, including solicitations using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, for information technology services.
(b) Use the clause at 252.239-7010, Cloud Computing Services, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, for information technology services.
Sections it refers to
- 252.239-7009 Representation of use of cloud computing.
- 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services.
Sections that refer to it
- 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
- 252.239-7009 Representation of use of cloud computing.
- 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services.
Rule changes for DFARS Part 239
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Disclosure of Information Regarding Foreign Obligations (DFARS Case 2018-D064) ↗ · proposed 2024-11-15 · comments due 2025-01-14
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.