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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 252: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 252.2

DFARS 252.239-7009 Representation of use of cloud computing.

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 DFARS provision requires an offeror to state whether it expects to use cloud computing in performing any contract or subcontract resulting from the solicitation. It matters because the contractor must formally represent this by checking the appropriate blank, and the provision defines what counts as cloud computing.

Applies to: Offerors responding to solicitations that include this provision

What it requires

  • Indicate by checking the appropriate blank whether use of cloud computing is anticipated under the resultant contract

Key terms: Cloud computing · Offeror · Representation · Software-as-a-service · Infrastructure-as-a-service

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

The text

As prescribed in 239.7604(a), use the following provision:

Representation of Use of Cloud Computing (SEP 2015)

(a) Definition. Cloud computing, as used in this provision, means a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. This includes other commercial terms, such as on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, and measured service. It also includes commercial offerings for software-as-a-service, infrastructure-as-a-service, and platform-as-a-service.

(b) The Offeror shall indicate by checking the appropriate blank in paragraph (c) of this provision whether the use of cloud computing is anticipated under the resultant contract.

(c) Representation. The Offeror represents that it—

____Does anticipate that cloud computing services will be used in the performance of any contract or subcontract resulting from this solicitation.

____Does not anticipate that cloud computing services will be used in the performance of any contract or subcontract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

Sections it refers to

  • 239.7604 Solicitation provision and contract clause.

Sections that refer to it

  • 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
  • 239.7604 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
  • 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services.

← 252.239-7008 [Reserved] · 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 252

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

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