Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

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United States federal regulation acquisition regulation government procurement regulation

The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement is a set of regulations that provides the Department of Defense with specific acquisition policies and procedures that supplement the government-wide Federal Acquisition Regulation.

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Label	Occurrences
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement canonical	22
Department of Defense acquisition regulations	2

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Context triple: [Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization, follows, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement]

A. Federal Acquisition Regulation
The Federal Acquisition Regulation is the primary set of rules governing how U.S. federal agencies procure goods and services from contractors.
B. GSA Acquisition Regulation
The GSA Acquisition Regulation is a supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation that provides agency-specific policies and procedures governing how the U.S. General Services Administration conducts its procurement and contracting activities.
C. Federal Supply Schedules Program
The Federal Supply Schedules Program is a U.S. General Services Administration procurement program that provides government agencies with pre-negotiated contracts for a wide range of commercial products and services at volume-discounted prices.
D. Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation
The Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s supplemental procurement rule set that tailors and augments the Federal Acquisition Regulation for DHS-specific contracting needs.
E. Homeland Security Acquisition Manual
The Homeland Security Acquisition Manual is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s internal guidance document that details policies and procedures for planning, awarding, and managing the department’s procurements and contracts.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Target entity description: The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement is a set of regulations that provides the Department of Defense with specific acquisition policies and procedures that supplement the government-wide Federal Acquisition Regulation.

A. Federal Acquisition Regulation
The Federal Acquisition Regulation is the primary set of rules governing how U.S. federal agencies procure goods and services from contractors.
B. GSA Acquisition Regulation
The GSA Acquisition Regulation is a supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation that provides agency-specific policies and procedures governing how the U.S. General Services Administration conducts its procurement and contracting activities.
C. Federal Supply Schedules Program
The Federal Supply Schedules Program is a U.S. General Services Administration procurement program that provides government agencies with pre-negotiated contracts for a wide range of commercial products and services at volume-discounted prices.
D. Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation
The Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s supplemental procurement rule set that tailors and augments the Federal Acquisition Regulation for DHS-specific contracting needs.
E. Homeland Security Acquisition Manual
The Homeland Security Acquisition Manual is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s internal guidance document that details policies and procedures for planning, awarding, and managing the department’s procurements and contracts.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal regulation ⓘ acquisition regulation ⓘ government procurement regulation ⓘ
abbreviation	DFARS ⓘ
administeredBy	Defense Acquisition Regulations System ⓘ linked to: Defense Acquisition Regulations Council
appliesTo	Department of Defense ⓘ defense contractors ⓘ subcontractors under Department of Defense contracts ⓘ
basedOn	statutory requirements applicable to the Department of Defense ⓘ
CFRChapter	2 ⓘ
CFRTitle	48 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
governs	administration of Department of Defense contracts ⓘ award of Department of Defense contracts ⓘ solicitation of offers for Department of Defense contracts ⓘ termination of Department of Defense contracts ⓘ
hasComponent	DFARS clauses ⓘ linked to: DFARS 252.204-7012 DFARS procedures, guidance, and information ⓘ DFARS subparts ⓘ
hasOnlineVersionAt	https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars ⓘ
issuedBy	Department of Defense ⓘ
legalStatus	binding on Department of Defense contracting activities ⓘ
partOf	Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations ⓘ
publishedIn	Federal Register ⓘ
regulates	defense acquisitions ⓘ defense contracting ⓘ procurement of supplies and services for the Department of Defense ⓘ
relatedTo	Defense Acquisition System ⓘ linked to: U.S. defense acquisition system Defense Contract Audit Agency ⓘ Defense Contract Management Agency ⓘ
scope	acquisition of services ⓘ acquisition of supplies ⓘ construction and architect-engineer contracts for the Department of Defense ⓘ information technology acquisitions for the Department of Defense ⓘ research and development contracting for the Department of Defense ⓘ
subject	acquisition planning ⓘ contract administration ⓘ contract cost principles ⓘ cybersecurity requirements for defense contractors ⓘ defense-unique acquisition requirements ⓘ government contracts ⓘ industrial base considerations ⓘ small business participation in defense contracts ⓘ supply chain security ⓘ technical data rights ⓘ
supplements	Federal Acquisition Regulation ⓘ
updatedBy	Defense Acquisition Regulations Council ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization → follows → Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ⓘ

Federal Acquisition Regulation → implementedBy → Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ⓘ

U.S. defense acquisition system → governedBy → Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ⓘ

U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity → regulatoryFramework → Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ⓘ

460th Contracting Squadron → regulatoryFramework → Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ⓘ

Air Force Installation Contracting Center → usesFramework → Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ⓘ

United States defense companies → regulation → Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ⓘ

Office of Small Business Programs → regulatoryFramework → Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ⓘ

U.S. defense industrial base → regulatedBy → Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ⓘ

36th Contracting Squadron → followsRegulation → Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ⓘ

Buy American Act → implementedBy → Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ⓘ

37th Contracting Squadron → follows → Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ⓘ

Federal Acquisition Regulation → relatedTo → Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ⓘ

subject linked to: FAR

Federal Acquisition Circulars → relatedTo → Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ⓘ

Defense Acquisition Regulations Council → responsibleFor → Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ⓘ

Defense Acquisition Regulations Council → hasRegulatoryOutput → Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ⓘ

Defense Acquisition Regulation → predecessorOf → Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ⓘ

Defense Acquisition Regulation → replacedBy → Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ⓘ

Department of Defense components → governedBy → Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ⓘ

subject linked to: Department of Defense components (as customers for some contracts)

United States Army Acquisition Corps → usesDoctrine → Department of Defense acquisition regulations ⓘ

subject linked to: Acquisition Corps

linked to: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

Defense Contract Audit Agency → regulatoryFramework → Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ⓘ

Title VIII—Acquisition Policy and Management → implementedBy → Department of Defense acquisition regulations ⓘ

linked to: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement → usesRegulatoryFramework → Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ⓘ

Acquisition Directorate → governingLaw → Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ⓘ

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