FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 241: Acquisition of Utility Services › Subpart 241.1
DFARS 241.101 Definitions.
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 key terms used in DFARS Part 241, which deals with utility services. It explains what counts as an independent or nonindependent regulatory body, a regulated utility supplier, and who the service power procurement officer is for each military department. Contractors need these definitions to understand which rules apply when contracting for utility services.
Applies to: Contractors and contracting officers involved in utility service acquisitions under DFARS Part 241
Key terms: Independent regulatory body · Nonindependent regulatory body · Regulated utility supplier · Service power procurement officer
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The text
As used in this part—
Independent regulatory body means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a state-wide agency, or an agency with less than state-wide jurisdiction when operating pursuant to state authority. The body has the power to fix, establish, or control the rates and services of utility suppliers.
Nonindependent regulatory body means a body that regulates a utility supplier which is owned or operated by the same entity that created the regulatory body, e.g., a municipal utility.
Regulated utility supplier means a utility supplier regulated by an independent regulatory body.
Service power procurement officer means for the—
(1) Army, the Chief of Engineers;
(2) Navy, the Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command;
(3) Air Force, the head of a contracting activity; and
(4) Defense Logistics Agency, the head of a contracting activity.
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.