FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 242: Contract Administration and Audit Services

DFARS 242.002 Interagency agreements.

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 sets out DoD's policy on interagency agreements, requiring reimbursement from non-DoD organizations for services, with certain exceptions. It also explains how foreign governments and international organizations can request contract administration services on their direct purchases from U.S. producers. For contractors, it matters because it determines which organizations must pay for DoD services and how foreign requests are routed.

Applies to: DoD departments and agencies, non-DoD organizations, foreign governments, and international organizations

What it requires

  • Departments and agencies must pay for services performed by non-DoD activities, foreign governments, or international organizations, unless otherwise provided by reciprocal agreements.
  • Contract administration offices provide services only upon request from the CCP.
  • The CCP shall follow the procedures at PGI 242.002(S-70)(iii).

Key terms: reimbursement · no-charge reciprocal agreement · direct purchase · contract administration services · DoD Central Control Point (CCP)

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

(b)(i) DoD requires reimbursement, at a rate set by the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer), from non-DoD organizations, except for—

(A) Quality assurance, contract administration, and audit services provided under a no-charge reciprocal agreement;

(B) Services performed under subcontracts awarded by the Small Business Administration under FAR subpart 19.8; and

(C) Quality assurance requests performed for the Canadian Department of National Defence and pricing services performed for Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), operating as Public Services and Procurment Canada (PSPC).

(ii) Departments and agencies may request an exception from the reimbursement policy in paragraph (b)(i) of this section from the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer). A request must show that an exception is in the best interest of the Government.

(iii) Departments and agencies must pay for services performed by non-DoD activities, foreign governments, or international organizations, unless otherwise provided by reciprocal agreements.

(S-70)(i) Foreign governments and international organizations may request contract administration services on their direct purchases from U.S. producers. Direct purchase is the purchase of defense supplies in the United States through commercial channels for use by the foreign government or international organization.

(ii) PWGSC, operating as PSPC, is permitted to submit its requests for contract administration services directly to the cognizant contract administration office.

(iii) Other foreign governments (including Canadian government organizations other than PSPC) and international organizations send their requests for contract administration services to the DoD Central Control Point (CCP) at the Headquarters, Defense Contract Management Agency, International and Federal Business Team. Contract administration offices provide services only upon request from the CCP. The CCP shall follow the procedures at PGI 242.002(S-70)(iii).

242.200-70 Scope of subpart. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 242

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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