FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 252: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 252.2
DFARS 252.235-7011 Final scientific or technical report.
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 clause requires the contractor to submit an electronic copy of the approved final scientific or technical report—not a summary—to the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) through the specified web-based system. It also requires including or completing a Standard Form 298 Report Documentation Page, and gives separate instructions for multi-media and classified reports.
Applies to: Contractors required to deliver a final scientific or technical report under a contract that includes this clause
What it requires
- Submit an electronic copy of the approved final scientific or technical report, not a summary, to DTIC through the web-based input system at https://discover.dtic.mil/submit-documents/
- Include a completed Standard Form (SF) 298, Report Documentation Page, in the document, or complete the web-based SF 298
- For multi-media reports, follow the submission instructions at https://discover.dtic.mil/submit-documents/
- Email classified reports (up to Secret) to [email protected], or if SIPRNET email is not available, follow the classified submission instructions at https://discover.dtic.mil/submit-documents/
Key terms: final scientific or technical report · Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) · Standard Form (SF) 298 · Report Documentation Page · classified reports
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
As prescribed in 235.072(d), use the following clause:
Final Scientific or Technical Report (DEC 2019)
The Contractor shall—
(a) Submit an electronic copy of the approved final scientific or technical report, not a summary, delivered under this contract to the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) through the web-based input system at https://discover.dtic.mil/submit-documents/ as required by DoD Instruction 3200.12, DoD Scientific and Technical Information Program (STIP). Include a completed Standard Form (SF) 298, Report Documentation Page, in the document, or complete the web-based SF 298.
(b) For instructions on submitting multi-media reports, follow the instructions at https://discover.dtic.mil/submit-documents/.
(c) Email classified reports (up to Secret) to [email protected]. If a SIPRNET email capability is not available, follow the classified submission instructions at https://discover.dtic.mil/submit-documents/.
(End of clause)
Sections it refers to
- 235.072 Additional contract clauses.
Sections that refer to it
- 235.072 Additional contract clauses.
← 252.235-7010 Acknowledgment of support and disclaimer. · 252.236-7000 Modification proposals—price breakdown. →
Rule changes for DFARS Part 252
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Modifications to Printed Circuit Board Acquisition Restrictions (DFARS Case 2022-D011) ↗ · proposed 2026-07-02 · comments due 2026-08-31
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Certification Requirement for Military Recruitment Advertising (DFARS Case 2024-D022) ↗ · proposed 2026-06-25 · comments due 2026-08-24
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Small Purchase Exception for the Acquisition of U.S. Flags (DFARS Case 2024-D013) ↗ · proposed 2026-06-25 · comments due 2026-08-24
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Mitigating Risks Related to Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (DFARS Case 2021-D011) ↗ · proposed 2026-05-07 · comments due 2026-07-06
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements (DFARS Case 2019-D041) ↗ · final rule 2025-09-10 · effective 2025-11-10
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Limitation on Certain Institutes of Higher Education (DFARS Case 2024-D023); Correction ↗ · final rule 2025-08-28 · effective 2025-08-28
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Disclosure of DoD Funding in Technical Publications (DFARS Case 2024-D003) ↗ · proposed 2025-08-25 · comments due 2025-10-24
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Limitation on Certain Institutes of Higher Education (DFARS Case 2024-D023) ↗ · final rule 2025-08-25 · effective 2025-08-25
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.