48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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4 sections with “low-rate initial production”

  • DFARS 234.004 Acquisition strategy.
    …3 (Pub. L. 117-263)— (A) The contracting officer shall not procure more than one lot for low-rate initial production, as defined at 10 U.S.C. 4231, associated with a major defense acquisition program if— (1) The milestone decision authori…
  • DFARS 209.570-2 Policy.
    …acquisition of a major system only if— (1) The major system has not yet proceeded beyond low-rate initial production; or (2) The Secretary of Defense determines in writing that it would not be practicable to carry out the acquisition with…
  • FAR 48.104-1 Determining sharing period.
    …the VECP is accepted. (c) For engineering-development contracts and contracts containing low-rate-initial-production or early production units, the end of the sharing period is based not on a calendar date, but on acceptance of a specified…
  • FAR 48.201 Clauses for supply or service contracts.
    …ering-development solicitations and contracts, and solicitations and contracts containing low-rate-initial-production or early production units, the contracting officer must modify the clause at 52.248-1, Value Engineering, by— (1) Revisin…

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.