Software Acquisition: DFARS Revision Improves Life Cycle Planning and Negotiations
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
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The Department of Defense (DoD) has issued a final rule to improve the way it plans for and acquires computer software. The revised Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) ensures that DoD identifies, negotiates for, and acquires all noncommercial computer software and related materials necessary to meet its needs throughout the entire life cycle of a product, program, or system.
The rule also encourages alternatives to traditional delivery models for privately developed software, including modular open systems approaches, access agreements, priced options, specially negotiated licenses, direct-licensing between vendors, and data escrow agreements.
Implementing these changes will improve DoD-industry communications and partnering through earlier planning for long-term needs and negotiation of flexible, agile solutions that drive innovation and competition while improving return on investment for DoD and industry.
This is the first DFARS implementation of 10 U.S.C. 4576, and was developed using an enhanced public participation approach to rulemaking.
Links:?The?Federal Register?notice; and line-in line-out documents showing the revisions to the DFARS text, and associated DFARS Procedures, Guidance, and Information.
Intellectual Property Cadre Lead for Communications, Knowledge, and Performance Management at United States Department of Defense
1 年This DFARS statutory implementation should improve the quality of DoD software acquisitions while highlighting flexible approaches.