FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 241: Acquisition of Utility Services › Subpart 241.5
DFARS 241.501 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
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 which clause to use when buying utility services. If the utility services are regulated by an independent regulatory body, they use a clause substantially the same as FAR 52.241-7. If the services are not regulated, or regulated by a nonindependent body, they use a clause substantially the same as FAR 52.241-8.
Applies to: Contracting officers buying utility services
What it requires
- Use a clause substantially the same as FAR 52.241-7 when the utility services are subject to an independent regulatory body
- Use a clause substantially the same as FAR 52.241-8 when the utility services are not subject to a regulatory body or are subject to a nonindependent regulatory body
Key terms: utility services · independent regulatory body · nonindependent regulatory body · regulated services · unregulated services
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(d)(1) Use a clause substantially the same as the clause at FAR 52.241-7, Change in Rates or Terms and Conditions of Service for Regulated Services, when the utility services to be provided are subject to an independent regulatory body.
(2) Use a clause substantially the same as the clause at FAR 52.241-8, Change in Rates or Terms and Conditions of Service for Unregulated Services, when the utility services to be provided are not subject to a regulatory body or are subject to a nonindependent regulatory body.
← 241.205 Separate contracts. · 241.501-70 Additional clauses. →
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.