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DFARS 242.503-2 Post-award conference procedure.

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 describes how post-award conferences are conducted under DFARS. It says DD Form 1484 may be used to run the conference and prepare its report. For contracts with the Cost and Software Data Reporting clause, the conference must cover the contractor's CSDR process and the approved CSDR plan.

Applies to: Contractors with DoD contracts, especially those including the Cost and Software Data Reporting clause

What it requires

  • For contracts including the clause at 252.234-7004, include in post-award conferences a discussion of the contractor's standard cost and software data reporting (CSDR) process that satisfies the DoD 5000.04-M-1 guidelines and the requirements in the Government-approved CSDR plan, DD Form 2794, and r

Key terms: Post-Award Conference Record · DD Form 1484 · Cost and Software Data Reporting · CSDR plan · DD Form 2794

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

The text

(a) DD Form 1484, Post-Award Conference Record, may be used in conducting the conference and in preparing the conference report.

(b) For contracts that include the clause at 252.234-7004, Cost and Software Data Reporting, postaward conferences shall include a discussion of the contractor's standard cost and software data reporting (CSDR) process that satisfies the guidelines contained in the DoD 5000.04-M-1, CSDR Manual, and the requirements in the Government-approved CSDR plan for the contract, DD Form 2794, and related Resource Distribution Table.

Sections it refers to

← 242.503 Postaward conferences. · 242.602 Assignment and location. →

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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