{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-237.102-72","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 237.102-72","heading":"237.102-72 Contracts for management services.","body":"In accordance with Section 802 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Pub. L. 110-181), DoD may award a contract for the acquisition of services the primary purpose of which is to perform acquisition support functions with respect to the development or production of a major system, only if—\n(a) The contract prohibits the contractor from performing inherently governmental functions;\n(b) The DoD organization responsible for the development or production of the major system ensures that Federal employees are responsible for determining—\n(1) Courses of action to be taken in the best interest of the Government; and\n(2) Best technical performance for the warfighter; and\n(c) The contract requires that the prime contractor for the contract may not advise or recommend the award of a contract or subcontract for the development or production of the major system to an entity owned in whole or in part by the prime contractor.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 2—DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","SUBCHAPTER F—SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING","PART 237—SERVICE CONTRACTING","Subpart 237.1—Service Contracts—General"],"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":"9160c592d1aae5165988ea11dfc929055f7480b9e1e42ac3512f4fca0c2b0259","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-237.102-71","next":"us/48-cfr-237.102-73"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}