# 48 C.F.R. § 212.272 (2026): Preference for certain commercial products and commercial services

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## Section

- **Citation:** 48 C.F.R. § 212.272 (2026)
- **Heading:** Preference for certain commercial products and commercial services
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 48 CFR: Federal Acquisition Regulations System / Chapter 2: DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE / Part 212: ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES / Subpart 212.2: Subpart 212.2—Special Requirements for the Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services / § 212.272: Preference for certain commercial products and commercial services.

## Text

(a) As required by section 855 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub. L. 114-92), for requirements relating to the acquisition of commercial information technology products and services, see 239.101.
(b)(1) As required by section 876 of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2017 (Pub. L. 114-328), a contracting officer may not enter into a contract above the simplified acquisition threshold for facilities-related services, knowledge-based services (except engineering services), medical services, or transportation services that are not commercial services, unless the appropriate official specified in paragraph (b)(2) of this section determines in writing that no commercial services are suitable to meet the agency's needs as provided in 10 U.S.C. 3453(c)(2).
(2) The following officials are authorized to make the determination specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section:
(i) For contracts above $10 million, the head of the contracting activity, the combatant commander of the combatant command concerned, or the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (as applicable).
(ii) For contracts in an amount above the simplified acquisition threshold and at or below $10 million, the contracting officer.
[84 FR 39204, Aug. 9, 2019, as amended at 87 FR 76991, Dec. 16, 2022]

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