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23 sections with “sustainment contracts”

  • DFARS 245.103-73 Government property under sustainment contracts.
    …ormation on the reporting requirements for Government inventory held by contractors under sustainment contracts in accordance with DoD Manual 4140.01, Volume 6, DoD Supply Chain Materiel Management Procedures: Materiel Returns, Retention, a…
  • DFARS 207.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    …development of maintenance capabilities within DoD; or (B) Competition for contracts for sustainment of the systems or subsystems. (2) Assessments and corresponding acquisition strategies developed under this section shall— (i) Be develo…
  • DFARS 217.172 Multiyear contracts for supplies.
    …tion to an official below the level of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (10 U.S.C. 3501(i)(7)). (7) All other requirements of law are met and there are no other statutory restrictions on using a multiyear cont…
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    …s not delegable, except in the case of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, acting as the senior procurement executive for the Department of Defense.
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …s not delegable, except in the case of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, acting as the senior procurement executive for the Department of Defense. (D) Posting. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (b)(2)(ii)(D)…
  • DFARS 201.170 Peer reviews.
    …defense acquisition programs for which the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)) is the milestone decision authority or USD(A&S) designates as requiring a peer review regardless of value. DoD components may r…
  • DFARS 201.402 Policy.
    …acting, and Acquisition Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) (OUSD(A&S)DPCAP), is the approval authority within DoD for any individual or class deviation from— (i) FAR 3.104, Procurement Integrity,…
  • DFARS 206.302-5 Authorized or required by statute.
    …acting, and Acquisition Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment). (ii) The limitation in paragraph (c)(i) of this section applies only if the statute authorizing or requiring award was enacted after Se…
  • DFARS 209.104-1 General standards.
    …acting, and Acquisition Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), and shall include a proposed national interest determination. The proposed national interest determination, prepared by the requiring ac…
  • DFARS 212.272 Preference for certain commercial products and commercial services.
    …of the combatant command concerned, or the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (as applicable). (ii) For contracts in an amount above the simplified acquisition threshold and at or below $10 million, the contracting …
  • DFARS 215.304 Evaluation factors and significant subfactors.
    …. For additional guidance see PGI 215.304(c)(v). (vi) Ensure source selections emphasize sustainment factors and objective reliability and maintainability evaluation criteria in competitive contracts for the— (A) Technical maturation and …
  • DFARS 219.800 General.
    …f Defense (DoD), the SBA has delegated to the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) its authority under paragraph 8(a)(1)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) to enter into 8(a) prime contracts, and its authori…
  • DFARS 223.7304 Exceptions.
    …-on procurements of legacy systems, or maintenance procedure updates; and (b) Additional sustainment related contracts (e.g., parts, services) for a system in which use of hexavalent chromium was previously approved.
  • DFARS 225.872-3 Solicitation procedures.
    …rvice programs, obtain the concurrence of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), before excluding the qualifying country source from consideration. (f) Permit industry representatives from a qualifying country to att…
  • DFARS 225.7002-2 Exceptions.
    …estic nonavailability determination: (i) The Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment). (ii) The Secretary of the Army. (iii) The Secretary of the Navy. (iv) The Secretary of the Air Force. (v) The Director of the Defens…
  • DFARS 231.205-70 External restructuring costs.
    …5-year period, the designated official is the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) or the Principal Deputy. This authority may not be delegated below the level of an Assistant Secretary of Defense. (B) For all other cas…
  • DFARS 232.611 Contract clause.
    …acting, and Acquisition Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), may exempt the contracts in FAR 32.611(a)(2) through (5) and other contracts, in exceptional circumstances, from the administrative inte…
  • DFARS 234.004 Acquisition strategy.
    …r defense acquisition programs, unless the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)), or the milestone decision authority when the milestone decision authority is the service acquisition executive of the military…
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    …ion services, or logistical support that is essential to the mobilization, deployment, or sustainment of the Armed Forces in a contingency operation. Rapidly report means within 72 hours of discovery of any cyber incident. Technical infor…
  • DFARS 252.205-7000 Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders.
    … purposes; which has an agreement with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to furnish procurement technical assistance to business entities (as defined in 10 U.S.C. 4951). (b) The Contractor shall provide coopera…
  • DFARS 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium.
    … Requires the removal or reapplication of hexavalent chromium materials during subsequent sustainment phases of the deliverable or construction material. (2) This prohibition does not apply to hexavalent chromium produced as a by-product o…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …e data for all CAAF and, as designated by the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) or the Combatant Commander, non-CAAF supporting U.S. Armed Forces deployed outside the United States as specified in paragraph (b)(1) of …
  • DFARS 270.103 Limitations.
    …e pilot program is subject to approval by the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), Office of the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (Contract Policy). Only a contracting officer may…

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