Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments

<RULE> DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE <SUBAGY>Defense Acquisition Regulations System</SUBAGY> <CFR>48 CFR Parts 205, 212, 225, 227, 242, 246, and 252</CFR> <DEPDOC>[Docket DARS-2025-0001]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense (DoD). <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Final rule; technical amendment. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> DoD is amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to make needed editorial changes. </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> Effective August 25, 2025. </DATES> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Ms. Jennifer D. Johnson, telephone 703-717-8226. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> This final rule amends the DFARS to make needed editorial changes to update cross-references; restore text that was inadvertently removed from the Code of Federal Regulations; update addresses and an internet link; correct the titles of three contract clauses; correct a reference to University Affiliated Research Centers; and comply with DFARS drafting conventions. <LSTSUB> <HD SOURCE="HED">List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 205, 212, 225, 227, 242, 246, and 252</HD> Government procurement. </LSTSUB> <SIG> <NAME>Jennifer D. Johnson,</NAME> Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System. </SIG> Therefore, the Defense Acquisition Regulations System amends 48 CFR parts 205, 212, 225, 227, 242, 246, and 252 as follows: <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="205"> 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 205, 212, 225, 227, 242, 246, and 252 continues to read as follows: <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority:</HD> 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1. </REGTEXT> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 205—PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONS</HD> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="205"> <SECTION> <SECTNO>205.301 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> 2. Amend section 205.301 in paragraph (a)(S-70)(iii)(B) by removing “225.003(10)” and adding “225.003” in its place. </REGTEXT> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 212—ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES</HD> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="212"> 3. Amend section 212.301 by— a. Revising paragraph (f)(xii)(D); and b. Adding paragraphs (f)(xiii) and (xiv). The revision and addition read as follows: <SECTION> <SECTNO>212.301 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> (f) * * * (xii) * * * (D) Use the clause at 252.227-7037, Validation of Asserted Restrictions on Technical Data, as prescribed in 227.7102-4(c), to comply with 10 U.S.C. 3781-3786. <STARS/> (xiii) <E T="03">Part 229—Taxes.</E> Use the clause at 252.229-7014, Full Exemption from Two-Percent Excise Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements, as prescribed in 229.402-70, to comply with 26 U.S.C. 5000C. (xiv) <E T="03">Part 232—Contract Financing.</E> (A) Use the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports, as prescribed in 232.7004, to comply with 10 U.S.C. 4601. (B) Use the clause at 252.232-7006, Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions, as prescribed in 232.7004(b). (C) Use the clause at 252.232-7009, Mandatory Payment by Governmentwide Commercial Purchase Card, as prescribed in 232.1110. (D) Use the clause at 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments, as prescribed in 232.7102, to comply with 26 U.S.C. 6331(h). (E) Use the clause at 252.232-7011, Payments in Support of Emergencies and Contingency Operations, as prescribed in 232.908. (F) Use the provision at 252.232-7014, Notification of Payment in Local Currency (Afghanistan), as prescribed in 232.7202. <STARS/> </SECTION> </REGTEXT> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 225—FOREIGN ACQUISITION</HD> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="225"> <SECTION> <SECTNO>225.7002-2 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> 4. Amend section 225.7002-2 in paragraph (b) introductory text by removing “Secretary” and adding “secretary” in its place. </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="225"> <SECTION> <SECTNO>225.7003-3 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> 5. Amend section 225.7003-3 in paragraphs (b)(5)(i) and (c)(2) by removing “Secretary” and adding “secretary” in its place. </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="225"> <SECTION> <SECTNO>225.7009-4</SECTNO> <SUBJECT> [Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> 6. Amend section 225.7009-4 in the introductory text by removing “Secretary” and adding “secretary” in its place. </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="225"> <SECTION> <SECTNO>225.7011-2 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> 7. Amend section 225.7011-2 in the introductory text by removing “Secretary” and adding “secretary” in its place. </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="225"> <SECTION> <SECTNO>225.7013-2 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> 8. Amend section 225.7013-2 in paragraph (b)(3)(iii) by removing “Secretary of Navy” and adding “Secretary of the Navy” in its place. </REGTEXT> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 227—PATENTS, DATA, AND COPYRIGHTS</HD> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="227"> <SECTION> <SECTNO>227.7102-3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT> [Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> 9. Amend section 227.7102-3 by removing “Restrictive Markings” and adding “Asserted Restrictions” in its place. </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="227"> <SECTION> <SECTNO>227.7102-4</SECTNO> <SUBJECT> [Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> 10. Amend section 227.7102-4 in paragraph (c) by removing “Restrictive Markings” and adding “Asserted Restrictions” in its place. </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="227"> <SECTION> <SECTNO>227.7103-4 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> 11. Amend section 227.7103-4 in paragraph (b) by removing “Noncommercial Items” and adding “Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services” in its place. </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="227"> 12. Amend section 227.7103-6 by revising and republishing paragraph (e) to read as follows: <SECTION> <SECTNO>227.7103-6 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Contract clauses.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> (e) Use the following clauses in solicitations and contracts that include the clause at 252.227-7013: (1) 252.227-7016, Rights in Bid or Proposal Information. (2) 252.227-7030, Technical Data—Withholding of Payment. (3) 252.227-7037, Validation of Asserted Restrictions on Technical Data (paragraph (e) of the clause contains information that must be included in a challenge). </SECTION> </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="227"> <SECTION> <SECTNO>227.7103-11</SECTNO> <SUBJECT> [Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> 13. Amend section 227.7103-11 in paragraph (b) by removing “Restrictive Markings” and adding “Asserted Restrictions” in its place. </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="227"> <SECTION> <SECTNO>227.7103-12 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> 14. Amend section 227.7103-12 in paragraph (a)(2) by removing “Restrictive Markings” and adding “Asserted Restrictions” in its place. </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="227"> <SECTION> <SECTNO>227.7103-13</SECTNO> <SUBJECT> [Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> 15. Amend section 227.7103-13 in paragraph (d) introductory text by removing “Restrictive Markings” and adding “Asserted Restrictions” in its place. </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="227"> 16. Amend section 227.7103-15 by— a. In paragraph (a), removing “Restrictive Markings” and adding “Asserted Restrictions” in its place; and b. Revising and republishing paragraph (c). The revision and republication reads as follows: <SECTION> <SECTNO>227.7103-15 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Subcontractor rights in technical data.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> (c) Require prime contractors whose contracts include the following clauses to include those clauses, without modification except for appropriate identification of the parties, in contracts with subcontractors or suppliers, at all tiers, who will be furnishing technical data for other than commercial products or commercial services in response to a Government requirement: (1) 252.227-7013, Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (2) 252.227-7025, Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Government-Furnished Information Marked with Restrictive Legends. (3) 252.227-7028, Technical Data or Computer Software Previously Delivered to the Government. (4) 252.227-7037, Validation of Asserted Restrictions on Technical Data. <STARS/> </SECTION> </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="227"> <SECTION> <SECTNO>227.7104-4 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> 17. Amend section 227.7104-4 in paragraph (b)(7) by removing “Restrictive Markings” and adding “Asserted Restrictions” in its place. </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="227"> <SECTION> <SECTNO>227.7203-6</SECTNO> <SUBJECT> [Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> 18. Amend section 227.7203-6 in paragraph (f) by removing “Restrictive Markings” and adding “Asserted Restrictions” in its place. </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="227"> <SECTION> <SECTNO>227.7203-12 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> 19. Amend section 227.7203-12 in paragraph (a)(2) by removing “Restrictive Markings” and adding “Asserted Restrictions” in its place. </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="48" PART="227"> <SECTION> <SECTNO>227.7203-13 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Amended]</SUBJECT> </SECTION> 20. 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