# Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2008-034, Use of Commercial Services Item Authority
> **US Department of Defense** · Interim rule with request for comments. · Published 2009-10-14 · Effective 2009-10-14 · 74 FR 52852
## Document
- **Document number:** E9-24570
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 74 FR 52852
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 15
- **Publication date:** 2009-10-14
- **Effective date:** 2009-10-14
- **DOD docket:** FAC 2005-37
## Abstract

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are issuing 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 purchases of commercial services that are not offered and sold competitively in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace may only be considered commercial items for the purposes of the FAR if the contracting officer determines in writing that the offeror has submitted sufficient information to evaluate, through price analysis, the reasonableness of the price of such services.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/10/14/E9-24570/federal-acquisition-regulation-far-case-2008-034-use-of-commercial-services-item-authority)
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