This text is not in eCFR or DITA. It is extracted from the .docx attachment for Class Deviation 2026-O0027, which directs contracting officers to use it in place of the codified PGI. The parsed text is a convenience layer; the .docx attachment is authoritative.
(a)(3)(i) Departments and agencies must ensure full awareness of the total costs of all fees associated with use of a non-DoD contracting vehicle. To ensure full awareness, the DoD acquisition official must require the servicing agency to─
(A) Provide notification if its acquisition approach will use another agency’s contract vehicle; and
(B) Identify all fees (direct and indirect) associated with the assisted acquisition.
(ii) The DoD acquisition official must document in the business decision the rationale to continue with the assisted acquisition given the total fees (direct and indirect) involved.
Authoritative source
Issued as an attachment to the Office of the Secretary of Defense memorandum for Class Deviation 2026-O0027, signed February 1, 2026. Verify against the attachment before relying on this text.
- .docx attachment for Class Deviation 2026-O0027
- Class Deviation 2026-O0027 memorandum (PDF)
- Class Deviation 2026-O0027 on part52.dev
Codified PGI
No codified counterpart is tracked for PGI 217.670. This section exists only in the Class Deviation.