FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 241: Acquisition of Utility Services › Subpart 241.2
DFARS 241.201 Policy.
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 states DoD policy on utility services and independent regulatory bodies. It says DoD generally follows the rules and decisions of independent regulatory bodies as a courtesy, and that rates set by such bodies count as prices set by law or regulation. This matters because it can affect how prices are set and whether certified cost or pricing data is needed.
Applies to: DoD contracting for utility services and dealings with independent regulatory bodies
Key terms: comity · independent regulatory bodies · prices set by law or regulation · certified cost or pricing data · utility services
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(1) DoD, as a matter of comity, generally complies with the current regulations, practices, and decisions of independent regulatory bodies. This policy does not extend to nonindependent regulatory bodies.
(2) Purchases of utility services outside the United States may use—
(i) Formats and technical provisions consistent with local practice; and
(ii) Dual language forms and contracts.
(3) Rates established by an independent regulatory body—
(i) Are considered “prices set by law or regulation”;
(ii) Are sufficient to set prices without obtaining certified cost or pricing data (see FAR subpart 15.4); and
(iii) Are a valid basis on which prices can be determined fair and reasonable.
(4) Compliance with the regulations, practices, and decisions of independent regulatory bodies as a matter of comity is not a substitute for the procedures at FAR 41.202(a).
Sections it refers to
- 41.202 Procedures.
← 241.103 Statutory and delegated authority. · 241.202 Procedures. →
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.