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DFARS – 2021 - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
DFARS Part #252
Clauses
Wednesday, 01 December 2021

DFARS Part #252
Agenda – Most Significant & Generally
Applicable DFARS 252 Provisions
• Commercial Item Contracts Mandatory
Flow Downs
• Cybersecurity
• Supply Chain
• Subcontracting
• Ethics & Employment
• Intellectual Property

DFARS Part #252
Commercial Item Contract Mandatory Flow Downs
• 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights
• 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support
• 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items
• 252.227-7015 Technical Data – Commercial Items
• 227.227-7037 Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data
• 227.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items

DFARS Part #252
252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights
(a) The Contractor shall inform its employees in writing, in the predominant native language of the workforce, of
contractor employee whistleblower rights and protections under 10 U.S.C. 2409, as described in subpart 203.9 of
the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement.
(b) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (b), in all subcontracts.

DFARS Part #252
252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support
(b) Notice of authorized disclosures. Notwithstanding any other provision of this solicitation or contract, the
Government may disclose to a litigation support contractor, for the sole purpose of litigation support activities,
any information, including sensitive information, received—
(1) Within or in connection with a quotation or offer; or
(2) In the performance of or in connection with a contract.
(c) Flowdown. Include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts, including
subcontracts for commercial items.

DFARS Part #252
252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items
(b) The Contractor shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding export-controlled items,
including, but not limited to, the requirement for contractors to register with the Department of State in
accordance with the ITAR. The Contractor shall consult with the Department of State regarding any questions
relating to compliance with the ITAR and shall consult with the Department of Commerce regarding any questions
relating to compliance with the EAR.
(c) The Contractor's responsibility to comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding export-controlled
items exists independent of, and is not established or limited by, the information provided by this clause.
* * *
(e) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (e), in all subcontracts.

DFARS Part #252
252.227-7015 Technical Data – Commercial Items
(b) License. (1) The Government shall have the unrestricted right to use, modify, reproduce, release, perform,
display, or disclose technical data, and to permit others to do so, that—
(i) Have been provided to the Government or others without restrictions on use, modification, reproduction,
release, or further disclosure other than a release or disclosure resulting from the sale, transfer, or other
assignment of interest in the technical data to another party or the sale or transfer of some or all of a
business entity or its assets to another party;
(ii) Are form, fit, and function data;
(iii) Are a correction or change to technical data furnished to the Contractor by the Government;
(iv) Are necessary for operation, maintenance, installation, or training (other than detailed manufacturing or
process data); or
(v) Have been provided to the Government under a prior contract or licensing agreement through which the
Government has acquired the rights to use, modify, reproduce, release, perform, display, or disclose the data
without restrictions.

DFARS Part #252
227.227-7037 Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data
(b) Presumption regarding development exclusively at private expense—
(1) Commercial items. (i) Except as provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this clause, the Contracting Officer will
presume that the Contractor's or a subcontractor's asserted use or release restrictions with respect to a
commercial item is justified on the basis that the item was developed exclusively at private expense.
* * *
(c) Justification. The Contractor or subcontractor at any tier is responsible for maintaining records sufficient to
justify the validity of its markings that impose restrictions on the Government and others to use, duplicate, or
disclose technical data delivered or required to be delivered under the contract or subcontract. Except as provided
in paragraph (b)(1) of this clause, the Contractor or subcontractor shall be prepared to furnish to the Contracting
Officer a written justification for such restrictive markings in response to a challenge under paragraph (e) of this
clause.

DFARS Part #252
227.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items
(a) The Contractor is not required to flow down the terms of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS) clause in subcontracts for commercial items at any tier under this contract, unless so
specified in the particular clause.
(b) While not required, the Contractor may flow down to subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of
additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligation.
of commercial items.
* * *
(d) The Contractor shall include the terms of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in subcontracts awarded
under this contract, including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items.

DFARS Part #252
Cybersecurity
• 252.204-7008 Compliance with safeguarding covered defense information controls
• 252.204-7012 Safeguarding covered defense information and cyber incident reporting
• 252.204–7020 NIST SP 800–171 DoD Assessment Requirements
• 252.204–7021 Contractor Compliance with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level
Requirement

DFARS Part #252
252.204-7008 Compliance with safeguarding covered defense information controls
By submission of this offer, the Offeror represents that it will implement the security requirements specified
by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800–171, “Protecting
Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations” (see
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800–171) that are in effect at the time the solicitation is issued or as
authorized by the contracting officer, not later than December 31, 2017.
If the Offeror proposes to vary from any of the security requirements specified by NIST SP 800–171 . . . the
Offeror shall submit to the Contracting Officer, for consideration by the DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO), a
written explanation of—
• (A) Why a particular security requirement is not applicable; or
• (B) How an alternative but equally effective, security measure is used to compensate for the inability
to satisfy a particular requirement and achieve equivalent protection.

DFARS Part #252
252.204-7012 Safeguarding covered defense information and cyber incident reporting
(b) Adequate security. The Contractor shall provide adequate security on all covered contractor information
systems. To provide adequate security, the Contractor shall implement, at a minimum, the following information
security protections:
* * *
(2) For covered contractor information systems that are not part of an IT service or system operated on behalf of
the Government and therefore are not subject to the security requirement specified at paragraph (b)(1) of this
clause, the following security requirements apply:
(i) Except as provided in paragraph (b)(2)(ii) of this clause, the covered contractor information system shall be
subject to the security requirements in National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication
(SP) 800–171, “Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and
Organizations” (available via the internet at http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800–171) in effect at the time the
solicitation is issued or as authorized by the Contracting Officer.

DFARS Part #252
252.204-7012 Safeguarding covered defense information and cyber incident reporting – cont’d
(c) Cyber incident reporting requirement.
* * *
(m) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall—
(1) Include this clause, including this paragraph (m), in subcontracts, or similar contractual instruments, for
operationally critical support, or for which subcontract performance will involve covered defense information,
including subcontracts for commercial items, without alteration, except to identify the parties. The Contractor
shall determine if the information required for subcontractor performance retains its identity as covered
defense information and will require protection under this clause, and, if necessary, consult with the
Contracting Officer. . .

DFARS Part #252
252.204–7020 NIST SP 800–171 DoD Assessment Requirements
(b) Applicability. This clause applies to covered contractor information systems that are required to comply with
the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800–171, in accordance with
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation System (DFARS) clause at 252.204–7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense
Information and Cyber Incident Reporting, of this contract.
(c) Requirements. The Contractor shall provide access to its facilities, systems, and personnel necessary for the
Government to conduct a Medium or High NIST SP 800–171 DoD Assessment, as described in NIST SP 800–171
DoD Assessment Methodology at
https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pdi/cyber/strategically_assessing_contractor_implementation_of_NIST_SP_800–
171.html, if necessary.

DFARS Part #252
252.204–7020 NIST SP 800–171 DoD Assessment Requirements – cont’d
(g) Subcontracts.
(1) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (g), in all subcontracts and
other contractual instruments, including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items (excluding COTS
items).
(2) The Contractor shall not award a subcontract or other contractual instrument, that is subject to the
implementation of NIST SP 800–171 security requirements, in accordance with DFARS clause 252.204–7012 of
this contract, unless the subcontractor has completed, within the last 3 years, at least a Basic NIST SP 800–171
DoD Assessment, as described in
https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pdi/cyber/strategically_assessing_contractor_implementation_of_NIST_SP_800–
171.html, for all covered contractor information systems relevant to its offer that are not part of an information
technology service or system operated on behalf of the Government. . .

DFARS Part #252
252.204–7021 Contractor Compliance with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level Requirement
(b) Requirements. The Contractor shall have a current (i.e. not older than 3 years) CMMC certificate at the CMMC
level required by this contract and maintain the CMMC certificate at the required level for the duration of the
contract.
(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall—
(1) Insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts and other contractual
instruments, including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items, excluding commercially
available off-the-shelf items; and
(2) Prior to awarding to a subcontractor, ensure that the subcontractor has a current (i.e., not older than 3
years) CMMC certificate at the CMMC level that is appropriate for the information that is being flowed down
to the subcontractor.

DFARS Part #252
Supply Chain / Sourcing
• 252.204–7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services
• 252.225–7000 Buy American—Balance of Payments Program Certificate
• 252.225–7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program
• 252.225–7020 Trade Agreements Certificate
• 252.225–7021 Trade Agreements
• 252.225–7035 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program Certificate
• 252.225–7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments

DFARS Part #252
252.204–7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services
(b) Prohibition. In accordance with section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
(Pub.L. 115–91), the contractor shall not provide to the Government any equipment, system, or service to carry
out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or
essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless the covered defense
telecommunication equipment or services are covered by a waiver described in Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement 204.2104.
* * *
(e) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (e), in all
subcontracts and other contractual instruments, including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items.

DFARS Part #252
252.225–7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program
(b) This clause implements Buy American. In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1907, the component test of the Buy
American statute is waived for an end product that is a COTS item (see section 12.505(a)(1) of the Federal
Acquisition Regulation). Unless otherwise specified, this clause applies to all line items in the contract.
(c) The Contractor shall deliver only domestic end products unless, in its offer, it specified delivery of other end
products in the Buy American—Balance of Payments Program Certificate provision of the solicitation. If the
Contractor certified in its offer that it will deliver a qualifying country end product, the Contractor shall deliver a
qualifying country end product or, at the Contractor's option, a domestic end product.
252.225-7000 provides for a related certification

DFARS Part #252
252.225–7021 Trade Agreements
(b) Unless otherwise specified, this clause applies to all items in the Schedule.
(c) The Contractor shall deliver under this contract only U.S.-made, qualifying country, or designated country end
products unless—
(1) In its offer, the Contractor specified delivery of other nondesignated country end products in the Trade
Agreements Certificate provision of the solicitation; and
(2)(i) Offers of U.S.–made, qualifying country, or designated country end products from responsive,
responsible offerors are either not received or are insufficient to fill the Government's requirements; or (ii) A
national interest waiver has been granted.
DFARS 252.225-7020 provides for a related certification

DFARS Part #252
252.225–7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments
(b) Unless otherwise specified, this clause applies to all items in the Schedule.
(c) The Contractor shall deliver under this contract only domestic end products unless, in its offer, it specified
delivery of qualifying country end products, Free Trade Agreement country end products other than Bahrainian
end products, Moroccan end products, Panamanian end products, or Peruvian end products, or other foreign end
products in the Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program Certificate—Basic
provision of the solicitation. . .
252.225–7035 provides for a related certification

DFARS Part #252
Subcontracting
• 252.209–7004 Subcontracting with Firms that Are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that
is a State Sponsor of Terrorism
• 252.219–7004 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program)
• 252.232–7017 Accelerating Payments to Small Business Subcontractors—Prohibition on Fees and
Consideration

DFARS Part #252
252.209–7004 Subcontracting with Firms that Are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is
a State Sponsor of Terrorism
(a) Unless the Government determines that there is a compelling reason to do so, the Contractor shall not enter
into any subcontract in excess of the threshold specified in Federal Acquisition Regulation 9.405–2(b) on the date
of subcontract award with a firm, or a subsidiary of a firm, that is identified in the Exclusions section of the
System for Award Management System (SAM Exclusions) as being ineligible for the award of Defense contracts or
subcontracts because it is owned or controlled by the government of a country that is a state sponsor of
terrorism.
(b) A corporate officer or a designee of the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer, in writing, before
entering into a subcontract with a party that is identified, in SAM Exclusions, as being ineligible for the award of
Defense contracts or subcontracts because it is owned or controlled by the government of a country that is a state
sponsor of terrorism. The notice must include the name of the proposed subcontractor and the compelling
reason(s) for doing business with the subcontractor notwithstanding its inclusion in SAM Exclusions.

DFARS Part #252
252.219–7004 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program)
(b) Test Program. The Contractor's comprehensive small business subcontracting plan and its successors, which
are authorized by and approved under the Test Program of 15 U.S.C. 637 note, as amended, shall be included in
and made a part of this contract. Upon expulsion from the Test Program or expiration of the Test Program, the
Contractor shall negotiate an individual subcontracting plan for all future contracts that meet the requirements
of 15 U.S.C. 637(d).
* * *
(e) Failure to comply. The failure of the Contractor or subcontractor to comply in good faith with the clause of this
contract entitled “Utilization of Small Business Concerns,” or an approved plan required by this clause, shall be a
material breach of the contract.
(f) Liquidated damages.

DFARS Part #252
252.232–7017 Accelerating Payments to Small Business Subcontractors—Prohibition on Fees and
Consideration
(b) In accordance with section 852 of Public Law 115–232, the Contractor shall not require any further
consideration from or charge fees to the small business subcontractor when making accelerated payments, as
defined in paragraph (a) of this clause, to subcontractors under the clause at FAR 52.232–40, Providing
Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors.
(c) Subcontracts. Include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts with small
business concerns, including those for the acquisition of commercial items.

DFARS Part #252
Ethics & Employment
• 252.203–7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
• 252.203–7001 Prohibition on Persons Convicted of Fraud or Other Defense-Contract-Related Felonies
• 252.203–7004 Display of Hotline Posters
• 252.203–7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
• 252.204–7004 Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors
• 252.222–7006 Restrictions on the Use of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements
• 252.223–7004 Drug–free work force

DFARS Part #252
252.203–7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
(b) The Contractor shall not knowingly provide compensation to a covered DoD official within 2 years after the
official leaves DoD service, without first determining that the official has sought and received, or has not received
after 30 days of seeking, a written opinion from the appropriate DoD ethics counselor regarding the applicability
of post-employment restrictions to the activities that the official is expected to undertake on behalf of the
Contractor.
(c) Failure by the Contractor to comply with paragraph (b) of this clause may subject the Contractor to rescission
of this contract, suspension, or debarment in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 2105(c).

DFARS Part #252
252.203–7001 Prohibition on Persons Convicted of Fraud or Other Defense-Contract-Related Felonies
(b) Any individual who is convicted after September 29, 1988, of fraud or any other felony arising out of a
contract with the DoD is prohibited from serving—
(1) In a management or supervisory capacity on this contract;
(2) On the board of directors of the Contractor;
(3) As a consultant, agent, or representative for the Contractor; or
(4) In any other capacity with the authority to influence, advise, or control the decisions of the Contractor
with regard to this contract.
* * *
(g) The Contractor agrees to include the substance of this clause, appropriately modified to reflect the identity
and relationship of the parties, in all first-tier subcontracts exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold in part 2
of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, except those for commercial items or components.

DFARS Part #252
252.203–7004 Display of Hotline Posters
(1)(i) The Contractor shall display prominently the DoD fraud, waste, and abuse hotline poster prepared by the
DoD Office of the Inspector General, in effect at time of contract award, in common work areas within business
segments performing work under Department of Defense (DoD) contracts.
(2) If the contract is funded, in whole or in part, by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) disaster relief funds
and the work is to be performed in the United States, the DHS fraud hotline poster shall be displayed in addition
to the DoD hotline poster. . .
* * *
(d) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in all
subcontracts that exceed the threshold specified in Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
203.1004(b)(2)(ii) on the date of subcontract award, except when the subcontract is for the acquisition of a
commercial item.

DFARS Part #252
252.203–7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
(b) By submission of this offer, the offeror represents, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that all covered DoD
officials employed by or otherwise receiving compensation from the offeror, and who are expected to undertake
activities on behalf of the offeror for any resulting contract, are presently in compliance with all post-employment
restrictions covered by 18 U.S.C. 207, 41 U.S.C. 2101–2107, and 5 CFR parts 2637 and 2641, including Federal
Acquisition Regulation 3.104–2.

DFARS Part #252
252.204–7004 Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors
(b) Training. Contractor personnel who require routine physical access to a Federally-controlled facility or military
installation shall complete Level I antiterrorism awareness training within 30 days of requiring access and
annually thereafter. In accordance with Department of Defense Instruction O–2000.16 Volume 1, DoD
Antiterrorism (AT) Program Implementation: DoD AT Standards, Level I antiterrorism awareness training shall be
completed—
(1) Through a DoD–sponsored and certified computer or web-based distance learning instruction for Level I
antiterrorism awareness; or
(2) Under the instruction of a Level I antiterrorism awareness instructor.
* * *
(d) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in
subcontracts, including subcontracts for commercial items, when subcontractor performance requires routine
physical access to a Federally-controlled facility or military installation.

DFARS Part #252
252.223–7004 Drug–free work force
(b) The Contractor agrees to institute and maintain a program for achieving the objective of a drug-free work
force. While this clause defines criteria for such a program, contractors are encouraged to implement alternative
approaches comparable to the criteria in paragraph (c) that are designed to achieve the objectives of this clause
.
(c) Contractor programs shall include the following, or appropriate alternatives:
(1) Employee assistance programs emphasizing high level direction, education, counseling, rehabilitation,
and coordination with available community resources;
(2) Supervisory training to assist in identifying and addressing illegal drug use by Contractor employees;
(3) Provision for self-referrals as well as supervisory referrals to treatment with maximum respect for
individual confidentiality consistent with safety and security issues;
(4) Provision for identifying illegal drug users, including testing on a controlled and carefully monitored basis.

DFARS Part #252
252.222–7006 Restrictions on the Use of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements
(b) The Contractor— (1) Agrees not to—(i) Enter into any agreement with any of its employees or independent
contractors that requires, as a condition of employment, that the employee or independent contractor agree to
resolve through arbitration—
(A) Any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; or
(B) Any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional
infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention; or
* * *
(2) Certifies, by signature of the contract, that it requires each covered subcontractor to agree not to enter into, and
not to take any action to enforce, any provision of any existing agreements, as described in paragraph (b)(1) of this
clause, with respect to any employee or independent contractor performing work related to such subcontract.

DFARS Part #252
Intellectual Property
• 252.227–7010 License to Other Government Agencies
• 252.227–7011 Assignments
• 252.227–7013 Rights in Technical Data—Noncommercial Items
• 252.227–7016 Rights in Bid or Proposal Information
• 252.227–7017 Identification and Assertion of Use, Release, or Disclosure Restrictions
• 252.227–7022 Government Rights (Unlimited)

DFARS Part #252
252.227–7010 License to Other Government Agencies
The Contractor hereby agrees to grant a separate license under the patents, applications for patents, and
improvements referred to in the “License Grant” clause of this contract, on the same terms and conditions as
appear in this license contract, to any other department or agency of the Government at any time on receipt of a
written request for such a license from such department or agency; Provided, however, that as to royalties which
accrue under such separate licenses, reports and payments shall be made directly to the Contractor by each such
other department or agency pursuant to the terms of such separate licenses. The Contractor shall notify the
Licensee hereunder promptly upon receipt of any request for license hereunder.

DFARS Part #252
252.227–7011 Assignments
The Contractor hereby conveys to the Government, as represented by the Secretary of ______, the entire right,
title, and interest in and to the following patents (and applications for patent), in and to the inventions thereof,
and in and to all claims and demands whatsoever for infringement thereof heretofore accrued, the same to be
held and enjoyed by the Government through its duly appointed representatives to the full end of the term of said
patents (and to the full end of the terms of all patents which may be granted upon said applications for patent, or
upon any division, continuation-in-part or continuation thereof):

DFARS Part #252
252.227–7013 Rights in Technical Data—Noncommercial Items
(b) Rights in technical data. The Contractor grants or shall obtain for the Government the following royalty free,
world-wide, nonexclusive, irrevocable license rights in technical data other than computer software
documentation (see the Rights in Noncommercial Computer Software and Noncommercial Computer Software
Documentation clause of this contract for rights in computer software documentation):
Unlimited rights
Government purpose rights
Limited Rights
Specifically negotiated license rights

DFARS Part #252
252.227–7016 Rights in Bid or Proposal Information
(b) Government rights to contract award. By submission of its offer, the Offeror agrees that the Government—
(1) May reproduce the bid or proposal, or any portions thereof, to the extent necessary to evaluate the offer.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this clause, shall use information contained in the bid or proposal
only for evaluational purposes and shall not disclose, directly or indirectly, such information to any person
including potential evaluators, unless that person has been authorized by the head of the agency, his or her
designee, or the Contracting Officer to receive such information.
(c) Government rights subsequent to contract award. The Contractor agrees—
(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (c)(2), (d), and (e) of this clause, the Government shall have the rights to
use, modify, reproduce, release, perform, display, or disclose information contained in the Contractor's bid or
proposal within the Government. The Government shall not release, perform, display, or disclose such
information outside the Government without the Contractor's written permission.

DFARS Part #252
252.227–7022 Government Rights (Unlimited)
The Government shall have unlimited rights, in all drawings, designs, specifications, notes and other works
developed in the performance of this contract, including the right to use same on any other Government design or
construction without additional compensation to the Contractor. The Contractor hereby grants to the
Government a paid-up license throughout the world to all such works to which he may assert or establish any
claim under design patent or copyright laws. The Contractor for a period of three (3) years after completion of the
project agrees to furnish the original or copies of all such works on the request of the Contracting Officer.

THANK YOU to Our Speaker
Michelle Litteken
Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP
mlitteken@mmmlaw.com
202-971-4269

Thank You For Attending!
DFARS - 2021
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations

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