# Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Designation of a Contracting Officer's Representative (DFARS Case 2011-D037)
> **Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations System** · Final rule. · Published 2011-09-20 · Effective 2011-09-20 · 76 FR 58136
## Document
- **Document number:** 2011-23950
- **Category:** dfars-acquisition
- **Sub-agency:** Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations System
- **Federal Register citation:** 76 FR 58136
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 201
- **Publication date:** 2011-09-20
- **Effective date:** 2011-09-20
## Abstract

DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to clarify that a contracting officer's representative must be an employee, military or civilian, of the U.S. Government, a foreign government, or a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)/coalition partner, and that contractor personnel shall not serve as contracting officer's representatives.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/09/20/2011-23950/defense-federal-acquisition-regulation-supplement-designation-of-a-contracting-officers)
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