FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 241: Acquisition of Utility Services › Subpart 241.1
DFARS 241.103 Statutory and delegated authority.
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 how long certain utility and energy contracts may last. It sets maximum periods of 50 years for utility service contracts tied to conveying a utility system, and 25 years for energy savings contracts. It also points to other authorities for multiyear renewable electricity contracts and to the PGI for more details.
Applies to: Contracting officers entering into utility service or energy savings contracts
Key terms: utility service contract · conveyance of a utility system · energy savings contract · multiyear contracts · renewable energy sources
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(1) The contracting officer may enter into a utility service contract related to the conveyance of a utility system for a period not to exceed 50 years (10 U.S.C. 2688(d)(2)).
(2) The contracting officer may enter into an energy savings contract under 10 U.S.C. 2913 for a period not to exceed 25 years.
(3) See 217.174 for authority to enter into multiyear contracts for electricity from renewable energy sources.
(4) See PGI 241.103 for statutory authorities and maximum contract periods for utility and energy contracts.
Sections it refers to
- 217.174 Multiyear contracts for electricity from renewable energy sources.
← 241.102 Applicability. · 241.201 Policy. →
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.