252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors.
Prescription and Applicability
DFARS Prescription, 215.408(6)
(6) Use the provision at 252.215-7013, Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors, in all solicitations.
(7) Use the clause at 252.215-7014, Exception from Certified Cost or Pricing Data Requirements for Foreign Military Sales Indirect Offsets, in solicitations and contracts that contain the provision at 252.215-7010, Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data, when it is reasonably certain that -
(i) The contract is expected to include costs associated with an indirect offset; and
(ii) The submission of certified cost or pricing data or data other than certified cost or pricing data will be required.
(8) Use the clause at 252.215-7015, Program Should-Cost Review, in all solicitations and contracts for the development or production of a major weapon system, as defined in 234.7001.
Current Text
252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors.
As prescribed in 215.408(6), use the following provision:
Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors (JAN 2023)
Offerors are advised that in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 3457, supplies and services provided by a nontraditional defense contractor, as defined in DFARS 202.101, may be treated as commercial products or commercial services. The decision to apply commercial product or commercial service procedures to the procurement of supplies and services from a nontraditional defense contractor does not require a commercial item determination and does not mean the supplies or services are commercial.
(End of provision)
[83 FR 4447, Jan. 31, 2018, as amended at 83 FR 30825, June 29, 2018; 87 FR 76997, Dec. 16, 2022; 88 FR 6590, Jan. 31, 2023]
Active Class Deviations Affecting This Clause
Class Deviation 2026-O0048, DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 15)
- Status: Active
- Date Issued: 2026-03-16
- Change type: MODIFIED
- Action: Modified by RFO class deviation
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