{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-209.270-2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 209.270-2","heading":"209.270-2 Definitions.","body":"As used in this section—\nAviation critical safety item means a part, an assembly, installation equipment, launch equipment, recovery equipment, or support equipment for an aircraft or aviation weapon system if the part, assembly, or equipment contains a characteristic any failure, malfunction, or absence of which could cause—\n(1) A catastrophic or critical failure resulting in the loss of or serious damage to the aircraft or weapon system;\n(2) An unacceptable risk of personal injury or loss of life; or\n(3) An uncommanded engine shutdown that jeopardizes safety.\nDesign control activity—(1) With respect to an aviation critical safety item, means the systems command of a military department that is specifically responsible for ensuring the air worthiness of an aviation system or equipment in which an aviation critical safety item is to be used; and\n(2) With respect to a ship critical safety item, means the systems command of a military department that is specifically responsible for ensuring the seaworthiness of a ship or ship equipment in which a ship critical safety item is to be used.\nShip critical safety item means any ship part, assembly, or support equipment containing a characteristic the failure, malfunction, or absence of which could cause—\n(1) A catastrophic or critical failure resulting in loss of or serious damage to the ship; or\n(2) An unacceptable risk of personal injury or loss of life.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 2—DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","SUBCHAPTER B—ACQUISITION PLANNING","PART 209—CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS","Subpart 209.2—Qualifications Requirements"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"f7724d3c4360405c5966b75f078e5588d47b4e5564ffcfb9851f3220faf629df","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-209.270-1","next":"us/48-cfr-209.270-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}