{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-209.270-3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 209.270-3","heading":"209.270-3 Policy.","body":"(a) The head of the contracting activity responsible for procuring an aviation or ship critical safety item may enter into a contract for the procurement, modification, repair, or overhaul of such an item only with a source approved by the head of the design control activity.\n(b) The approval authorities specified in this section apply instead of those otherwise specified in FAR 9.202(a)(1), 9.202(c), or 9.206-1(c), for the procurement, modification, repair, and overhaul of aviation or ship critical safety items.","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":"f2ee96001fa88dc02f31f27912f1b2abd15f00b64a5fd3fe3350103c1af0624a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-209.270-2","next":"us/48-cfr-209.270-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}