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35 sections with “Software maintenance”

  • DFARS 212.212 Computer software.
    …t decision, and technology development), opportunities for the use of commercial computer software and other non-developmental software in accordance with Section 803 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Pub. L. 1…
  • DFARS 227.7203-2 Acquisition of other than commercial computer software and computer software documentation and associated rights.
    … shall work closely with data managers and requirements personnel to assure that computer software and computer software documentation requirements included in solicitations are consistent with the policy expressed in 227.7203-1. (b)(1) Da…
  • DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
    …), use the following clause: RIGHTS IN OTHER THAN COMMERCIAL TECHNICAL DATA AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE—SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM AND SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM (AUG 2025) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause…
  • DFARS 208.7401 Definitions.
    As used in this subpart— Enterprise software agreement means an agreement or a contract that is used to acquire designated commercial software or related commercial software services such as software maintenance. Enterprise Software Initi…
  • DFARS 208.7402 General.
    (a) Departments and agencies shall fulfill requirements for commercial software and commercial software services, such as software maintenance, in accordance with the DoD Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) (see https://www.esi.mil/). ESI …
  • DFARS 227.7203-5 Government rights.
    The standard license rights in computer software that a licensor grants to the Government are unlimited rights, government purpose rights, or restricted rights. The standard license in computer software documentation conveys unlimited right…
  • DFARS 239.101 Policy.
    …for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub. L. 114-92)). (2) See subpart 208.74 when acquiring commercial software or software maintenance. (3) See 227.7202 for policy on the acquisition of commercial computer software and commercial computer software doc…
  • DFARS 208.7400 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart prescribes policy and procedures for acquisition of commercial software and software maintenance, including software and software maintenance that is acquired— (a) As part of a system or system upgrade, where practicable; (b)…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …t of R&D activities. Also included are acquisitions of models, methodologies, and related software supporting studies, analyses or evaluations. (3) Engineering and technical services, i.e., contractual services used to support the program …
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    …g stored in, processed, and operated on by a computer. The term does not include computer software. Computer software—(1) Means (i) Computer programs that comprise a series of instructions, rules, routines, or statements, regardless of the…
  • FAR 52.227-20 Rights in Data—SBIR Program.
    …g stored in, processed, and operated on by a computer. The term does not include computer software. Computer software—(1) Means (i) Computer programs that comprise a series of instructions, rules, routines, or statements, regardless of the…
  • DFARS 227.7104-1 Policy.
    …, components, or processes developed under a SBIR/STTR contract or any rights in computer software generated under a SBIR/STTR contract except for the standard rights identified at 227.7104-2. (b) Do not prohibit contractors and offerors f…
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    …sing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information. Malicious software means computer software or firmware intended to perform an unauthorized process that will have adverse impact on the confidentiality, integri…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ed in a form capable of being processed by a computer. The term does not include computer software. Computer program means a set of instructions, rules, or routines recorded in a form that is capable of causing a computer to perform a spec…
  • DFARS 252.227-7015 Technical Data—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …s commercial components and commercial processes but does not include commercial computer software. Covered Government support contractor means a contractor (other than a litigation support contractor covered by 252.204-7014) under a contr…
  • DFARS 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services.
    …ooling, rapid elasticity, and measured service. It also includes commercial offerings for software-as-a-service, infrastructure-as-a-service, and platform-as-a-service. Compromise means disclosure of information to unauthorized persons, or…
  • DFARS 252.251-7000 Ordering from Government supply sources.
    …Federal Supply Schedules, Personal Property Rehabilitation Price Schedules, or Enterprise Software Agreements, the Contractor shall follow the terms of the applicable schedule or agreement and authorization. Include in each order: (1) A co…
  • DFARS 207.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    …tems of major weapon systems shall— (i) Assess the long-term technical data and computer software needs of those systems and subsystems; and (ii) Establish acquisition strategies that provide for the technical data and computer software d…
  • FAR 27.404-1 Unlimited rights data.
    …onstitute minor modifications to data that are limited rights data or restricted computer software). (b) Form, fit, and function data delivered under contract. (c) Data (except as may be included with restricted computer software) that co…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ded in continuing resolutions)). (2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (DEC 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91). (3) 52.204-25, Prohibitio…
  • DFARS 204.7301 Definitions.
    … discovery of any cyber incident. Technical information means technical data or computer software, as those terms are defined in the clause at DFARS 252.227-7013, Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Servi…
  • DFARS 239.7601 Definitions.
    …ooling, rapid elasticity, and measured service. It also includes commercial offerings for software-as-a-service, infrastructure-as-a-service, and platform-as-a-service. Government data means any information, document, media, or machine rea…
  • DFARS 252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information.
    …ed contractor information system. Technical information means technical data or computer software, as those terms are defined in the clause at DFARS 252.227-7013, Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Servi…
  • FAR 4.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    …ernate I). (33) 52.227-15, Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer Software. (b) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications, in soli…
  • FAR 4.2301 Definitions.
    …lassified Information program (see 32 CFR part 2002); or (4) Hardware, systems, devices, software, or services that include embedded or incidental information technology. FASCSA order means any of the following orders issued under the Fed…
  • FAR 9.501 Definition.
    …echnical services (such as installation, operation, or maintenance of systems, equipment, software, components, or facilities); (3) Routine legal, actuarial, auditing, and accounting services; and (4) Training services.
  • FAR 27.406-1 General.
    …ment, unlimited rights in data that qualify as limited rights data or restricted computer software. Rather, form, fit, and function data may be furnished with unlimited rights instead of the qualifying data, or the qualifying data may be fu…
  • FAR 45.101 Definitions.
    …ipment, and real property. Government property does not include intellectual property and software. Loss of Government property means unintended, unforeseen or accidental loss, damage, or destruction of Government property that reduces the…
  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    …ate I. __ (vii) 52.227-15, Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer Software. (d) The Offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM accessed through https://www.sam.gov. Aft…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ion; or (6) Have been voluntarily suspended. Sensitive technology— (1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically— (i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased informatio…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    …ed in continuing resolutions)). (ii) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (DEC 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91). (iii) 52.204-25, Prohibit…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …ipment, and real property. Government property does not include intellectual property and software. Loss of Government property means unintended, unforeseen or accidental loss, damage or destruction to Government property that reduces the …
  • DFARS 227.7103-5 Government rights.
    …e or disclosure resulting from the sale, transfer, or other assignment of interest in the software to another party or the sale or transfer of some or all of a business entity or its assets to another party; (8) Data in which the Governmen…
  • DFARS 239.7301 Definitions.
    …ipheral equipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources. (3) The term “information technology” does n…
  • DFARS 252.239-7018 Supply Chain Risk.
    …ipheral equipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources. (3) The term “information technology” does n…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.