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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 270: Defense Contracting Programs › Subpart 270.1

DFARS 270.105 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.

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 tells contracting officers when to include certain DFARS provisions and a clause about a pilot program to encourage contracting with employee-owned businesses. It matters to contractors because if their solicitation or contract includes these provisions or the clause, they may need to make a representation or certify subcontracting under that pilot program. The provisions and clause are not used for solicitations or contracts solely for commercially available off-the-shelf items.

Applies to: Contracting officers preparing solicitations and contracts for approved pilot program acquisitions, including commercial product and commercial service acquisitions under FAR part 12

Key terms: Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses · Representation · Subcontracting Certification · commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items · approved pilot program acquisitions

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

The text

(a) Use the provision at 252.270-7000, Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses—Representation, in solicitations, including solicitations using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, except for solicitations solely for the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items, that include the clause at 252.270-7002, Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses.

(b) Unless waived in accordance with 270.103(b)(3), use the provision at 252.270-7001, Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses—Subcontracting Certification, in solicitations, including solicitations using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, except for solicitations solely for the acquisition of COTS items, that include the clause at 252.270-7002, Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses.

(c) Use the clause at 252.270-7002, Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, except for solicitations and contracts solely for the acquisition of COTS items, for approved pilot program acquisitions.

Sections it refers to

  • 252.270-7000 Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses—Representation.
  • 252.270-7002 Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses.
  • 270.103 Limitations.
  • 252.270-7001 Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses—Subcontracting Certification.

Sections that refer to it

  • 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
  • 252.270-7000 Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses—Representation.
  • 252.270-7001 Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses—Subcontracting Certification.
  • 252.270-7002 Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses.

← 270.104 Procedures.

Rule changes for DFARS Part 270

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

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