48 CFR § 217.701 - 217.701 Definitions.

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title: "48 CFR § 217.701 - 217.701   Definitions."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
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chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
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part_number: "217"
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# 217.701 217.701   Definitions.

As used in this subpart—

*Assisted acquisition* means the type of interagency contracting through which acquisition officials of a non-DoD agency award a contract or a task or delivery order for the acquisition of supplies or services on behalf of DoD.

*Direct acquisition* means the type of interagency contracting through which DoD orders a supply or service from a Governmentwide acquisition contract maintained by a non-DoD agency.

*Governmentwide acquisition contract* means a task or delivery order contract that—

(1) Is entered into by a non-defense agency; and

(2) May be used as the contract under which property or services are procured for one or more other departments or agencies of the Federal Government.