Overview
This section specifies a limitation on the use of multi-year contracting authorities for the Department of Defense (DoD), NASA, and the Coast Guard regarding specific types of information technology acquisitions.
Key Rules
- Agency Scope: The restriction applies specifically to the Department of Defense (DoD), NASA, and the Coast Guard.
- Excluded Authorities: The general multi-year contracting statutory authorities cited in FAR 17.101 are declared non-applicable under specific conditions.
- Subject Matter Limitation: These authorities cannot be used for the purchase of supplies categorized as "information resource management supply contracts" governed by 40 U.S.C. 759.
Practical Implications
- Contracting officers within the DoD, NASA, and Coast Guard must look to alternative regulatory frameworks or specific IT-related statutes when seeking to establish multi-year agreements for information resource management supplies.
- This creates a clear regulatory separation between general multi-year procurement and the specialized procurement of information technology resources for these major defense and space agencies.