48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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3 sections with “one-time buy”

  • DFARS 207.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …nt or agency. (ii) Written plans are not required in acquisitions for a final buy out or one-time buy. The terms “final buy out” and “one-time buy” refer to a single contract that covers all known present and future requirements. This exce…
  • DFARS 208.7003-2 Assignments under coordinated acquisition.
    …ng department; (l) Containers acquired only with items for which they are designed; (m) One-time buy of a noncataloged item. (1) This exception permits the requiring departments to contract for a nonrecurring requirement for a noncatalog…
  • FAR 17.103 Definitions.
    … after the first. Nonrecurring costs means those costs which are generally incurred on a one-time basis and include such costs as plant or equipment relocation, plant rearrangement, special tooling and special test equipment, preproduction…

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.