Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System--Volume 1
PART 211—DESCRIBING AGENCY NEEDS
211.002   Policy.
All defense technology and acquisition programs in DoD are subject to the policies and procedures in DoDD 5000.01, The Defense Acquisition System, and DoDI 5000.02, Operation of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework.
211.104   Use of brand name or equal purchase descriptions.
A justification and approval is required to use brand name or equal purchase descriptions—
(1) When using sealed bidding or negotiated acquisition procedures (see 206.302-1(c)(2) for justification requirements); or
(2) When using the simplified procedures for certain commercial products and commercial services at FAR 13.5 (see 213.501(a)(ii) for justification requirement).
211.106   Purchase descriptions for service contracts.
Agencies shall require that purchase descriptions for service contracts and resulting requirements documents, such as statements of work or performance work statements, include language to provide a clear distinction between Government employees and contractor employees. Agencies shall be guided by the characteristics and descriptive elements of personal-services contracts at FAR 37.104. Service contracts shall require contractor employees to identify themselves as contractor personnel by introducing themselves or being introduced as contractor personnel and displaying distinguishing badges or other visible identification for meetings with Government personnel. In addition, contracts shall require contractor personnel to appropriately identify themselves as contractor employees in telephone conversations and in formal and informal written correspondence.
211.107   Solicitation provision.
(b) To comply with section 875(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Pub. L. 114-328), use the provision at FAR 52.211-7, Alternatives to Government-Unique Standards, in DoD solicitations that include military or Government-unique specifications and standards.
211.170   Use of proprietary specifications or standards.
A justification and approval is required to use proprietary specifications and standards—
(1) When using sealed bidding or negotiated acquisition procedures (see 206.302-1(S-70) for justification requirements); or
(2) When using the simplified procedures for certain commercial products or commercial services at FAR 13.5 (see 213.501(a)(ii) for justification requirements).
211.201   Identification and availability of specifications.
Follow the procedures at PGI 211.201 for obtaining specifications, standards, and data item descriptions from the ASSIST database, including DoD adoption notices on voluntary consensus standards.
211.204   Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
(c) When contract performance requires use of specifications, standards, and data item descriptions that are not listed in the Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System database, use a provision, as appropriate, substantially the same as 252.211-7002, Availability for Examination of Specifications, Standards, Plans, Drawings, Data Item Descriptions, and Other Pertinent Documents.
211.270   [Reserved]
211.271   Elimination of use of class I ozone-depleting substances.
See 223.107-4 for restrictions on contracting for ozone-depleting substances.
211.272-211.273   [Reserved]
211.274   Item identification and valuation requirements.
211.274-1   General.
Item unique identification and valuation is a system of marking, valuing, and tracking items delivered to DoD that enhances logistics, contracting, and financial business transactions supporting the United States and coalition troops. Through item unique identification policy, which capitalizes on leading practices and embraces open standards, DoD—
(a) Achieves lower life-cycle cost of item management and improves life-cycle property management;
(b) Improves operational readiness;
(c) Provides reliable accountability of property and asset visibility throughout the life cycle;
(d) Reduces the burden on the workforce through increased productivity and efficiency; and
(e) Ensures item level traceability throughout lifecycle to strengthen supply chain integrity, enhance cyber security, and combat counterfeiting.
211.274-2   Policy for item unique identification.
(a) It is DoD policy that DoD item unique identification, or a DoD recognized unique identification equivalent, is required for all delivered items, including items of contractor-acquired property delivered on contract line items (see PGI 245.402-71 for guidance when delivery of contractor acquired property is required)—
(1) For which the Government's unit acquisition cost is $5,000 or more;
(2) For which the Government's unit acquisition cost is less than $5,000 when the requiring activity determines that item unique identification is required for mission essential or controlled inventory items; or
(3) Regardless of value for any—
(i) DoD serially managed item (reparable or nonreparable) or subassembly, component, or part embedded within a subassembly, component, or part;
(ii) Parent item (as defined in 252.211-7003(a)) that contains the embedded subassembly, component, or part;
(iii) Warranted serialized item;
(iv) Item of special tooling or special test equipment, as defined at FAR 2.101, for a major defense acquisition program that is designated for preservation and storage in accordance with the requirements of section 815 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Pub. L. 110-417); and
(v) High risk item identified by the requiring activity as vulnerable to supply chain threat, a target of cyber threats, or counterfeiting.
(b) Exceptions. The contractor will not be required to provide DoD item unique identification if—
(1) The items, as determined by the head of the contracting activity, are to be used to support a contingency or humanitarian or peacekeeping operation; to facilitate defense against or recovery from nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack; to facilitate the provision of international disaster assistance; or to support response to an emergency or major disaster; or
(2) A determination and findings has been executed concluding that it is more cost effective for the Government requiring activity to assign, mark, and register the unique item identifier after delivery, and the item is either acquired from a small business concern, or is a commercial product acquired under FAR part 12 or 8.
(i) The determination and findings shall be executed by—
(A) The Component Acquisition Executive for an acquisition category (ACAT) I program; or
(B) The head of the contracting activity for all other programs.
(ii) The DoD Unique Identification Policy Office must receive a copy of the determination and findings required by paragraph (b)(2)(i) of this subsection. Follow the procedures at PGI 211.274-2.
211.274-3   Policy for valuation.
(a) It is DoD policy that contractors shall be required to identify the Government's unit acquisition cost for all deliverable end items to which item unique identification applies.
(b) The Government's unit acquisition cost is—
(1) For fixed-price type line, subline, or exhibit line items, the unit price identified in the contract at the time of delivery;
(2) For cost-type or undefinitized line, subline, or exhibit line items, the contractor's estimated fully burdened unit cost to the Government at the time of delivery; and
(3) For items delivered under a time-and-materials contract, the contractor's estimated fully burdened unit cost to the Government at the time of delivery.
(c) The Government's unit acquisition cost of subassemblies, components, and parts embedded in delivered items shall not be separately identified.
211.274-4   Policy for assignment of Government-assigned serial numbers.
It is DoD policy that contractors apply Government-assigned serial numbers, such as tail numbers/hull numbers and equipment registration numbers, in human-readable format on major end items when required by law, regulation, or military operational necessity. The latest version of MIL-STD-130, Marking of U.S. Military Property, shall be used for the marking of human-readable information.
211.274-5   Contract clauses.
(a) Use the clause at 252.211-7003, Item Unique Identification and Valuation, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, for supplies, and for services involving the furnishing of supplies, unless the conditions in 211.274-2(b) apply.
(1) Identify in paragraph (c)(1)(ii) of the clause the contract line, subline, or exhibit line item number and description of any item(s) below $5,000 in unit acquisition cost for which DoD item unique identification or a DoD recognized unique identification equivalent is required in accordance with 211.274-2(a)(2).
(2) Identify in paragraph (c)(1)(iii) of the clause the applicable attachment number, when DoD item unique identification or a DoD recognized unique identification equivalent is required in accordance with 211.274-2(a)(3)(i) through (v).
(b) Use the clause at 252.211-7008, Use of Government-Assigned Serial Numbers, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, that—
(1) Contain the clause at 252.211-7003, Item Unique Identification and Valuation; and
(2) Require the contractor to mark major end items under the terms and conditions of the contract.
211.275   [Reserved]
211.275-1-211.275-3   [Reserved]
211.500   Scope.
This subpart and FAR subpart 11.5 do not apply to liquidated damages for comprehensive subcontracting plans under the Test Program for Negotiation of Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plans. See 219.702-70 for coverage of liquidated damages for comprehensive subcontracting plans.
211.503   Contract clauses.
(b) Use the clause at FAR 52.211-12, Liquidated Damages—Construction, in all construction contracts exceeding $750,000, except cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts or contracts where the contractor cannot control the pace of the work. Use of the clause in contracts of $750,000 or less is optional.
211.602   General.
DoD implementation of the Defense Priorities and Allocations System is in DoDD 4400.1, Defense Production Act Programs.
211.7001   Procedures.
Follow the procedures at PGI 211.7001 for developing and distributing purchase requests, except for the requirements for Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (DD Form 448) addressed in 253.208-1.