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DFARS Part 211: Describing Agency Needs

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Addresses DoD requirements for describing needs including data item descriptions (DIDs), military specifications, and the preference for performance-based specifications. Implements the policy of using commercial standards over military-unique specifications.

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  • •Data item descriptions (DIDs)
  • •Military specifications vs. commercial standards
  • •Performance-based specifications
  • •Elimination of ozone-depleting substances

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Requirements developers and contracting officers writing specifications; contractors interpreting DoD requirements documents.

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FAR Part 11: Describing Agency Needs

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Performance specs preferred. Section 508 accessibility.

DFARS Part 211 supplements this FAR part with defense-specific requirements.

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