{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-217.770","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 217.770","heading":"217.770 Procedures.","body":"Departments and agencies shall establish and maintain procedures for reviewing and approving orders placed for supplies and services under non-DoD contracts, whether through direct acquisition or assisted acquisition, when the amount of the order exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold. These procedures shall include—\n(a) Evaluating whether using a non-DoD contract for the acquisition is in the best interest of DoD. Factors to be considered include—\n(1) Satisfying customer requirements;\n(2) Schedule;\n(3) Cost effectiveness (taking into account discounts and fees). In order to ensure awareness of the total cost of fees associated with use of a non-DoD contract, follow the procedures at PGI 217.770(a)(3); and\n(4) Contract administration (including oversight);\n(b) Determining that the tasks to be accomplished or supplies to be provided are within the scope of the contract to be used;\n(c) Reviewing funding to ensure that it is used in accordance with appropriation limitations; and\n(d) Collecting and reporting data on the use of assisted acquisition for analysis. Follow the reporting requirements in subpart 204.6.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 2—DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES","PART 217—SPECIAL CONTRACTING METHODS","Subpart 217.7—Interagency Acquisitions: Acquisitions by Nondefense Agencies on Behalf of the Department of Defense"],"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":"c520559d3aa0aa4361f7dc36ea27ae8fae54624a61faa542046893eb2abef3ae","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-217.701","next":"us/48-cfr-217.7000"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}