# Federal Acquisition Regulation; Use of Commercial Services Item Authority
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2011-03-16 · Effective 2011-03-16 · 76 FR 14568
## Document
- **Document number:** 2011-5557
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 76 FR 14568
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 15
- **Publication date:** 2011-03-16
- **Effective date:** 2011-03-16
- **DOD docket:** FAC 2005-50
## Abstract

DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, without change, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement section 868 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009. Section 868 provides that the FAR shall be amended with respect to the procurement of commercial services, specifically services that are not offered and sold competitively in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace, but are of a type offered and sold competitively in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace. These services may be considered commercial items only if the contracting officer has determined in writing that the offeror has submitted sufficient information to evaluate, through price analysis, the reasonableness of the price for such services. The rule details the information the contracting officer may consider in order to make this determination.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/03/16/2011-5557/federal-acquisition-regulation-use-of-commercial-services-item-authority)
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