FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 251: Use of Government Sources by Contractors › Subpart 251.1
DFARS 251.101 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 allows contracting officers to authorize contractors to buy fuel from Defense Logistics Agency Energy for use on other than cost-reimbursement contracts, as long as the fuel is funded by the Defense Working Capital Fund. It matters because it creates an exception to the general restriction in FAR 51.101(a)(1), letting contractors use DLA Energy as a fuel source in these situations.
Applies to: Contractors performing other than cost-reimbursement contracts with fuel funded by the Defense Working Capital Fund
What it requires
- Follow the procedures at PGI 251.101 when providing this authorization to contractors.
Key terms: Defense Logistics Agency Energy · other than cost-reimbursement contracts · Defense Working Capital Fund · PGI 251.101
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a)(1) Notwithstanding the restriction at FAR 51.101(a)(1), contracting officers may authorize contractors to use Defense Logistics Agency Energy as a source of fuel in performance of other than cost-reimbursement contracts, when the fuel is funded by the Defense Working Capital Fund. When providing this authorization to contractors, follow the procedures at PGI 251.101.
Sections it refers to
- 51.101 Policy.
251.102 Authorization to use Government supply sources. →
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.