FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 246: Quality Assurance › Subpart 246.8
DFARS 246.870-1 Definition.
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 defines the term 'authorized supplier' for the DFARS subpart on contractor counterfeiting prevention. It matters because it clarifies which suppliers are considered authorized sources for parts, helping contractors determine if a part comes from a legitimate channel.
Applies to: Suppliers, distributors, and aftermarket manufacturers of parts
Key terms: authorized supplier · original manufacturer · current design activity · contractual arrangement · express written authority
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
Authorized supplier, as used in this subpart, means a supplier, distributor, or an aftermarket manufacturer with a contractual arrangement with, or the express written authority of, the original manufacturer or current design activity to buy, stock, repackage, sell, or distribute the part.
← 246.870-0 Scope. · 246.870-2 Policy. →
Rule changes for DFARS Part 246
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2024-D002) ↗ · final rule 2025-08-25 · effective 2025-10-01
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2025-08-25 · effective 2025-08-25
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2024-D002) ↗ · proposed 2025-01-17 · comments due 2025-03-18
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.