---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 217.701"
title: "48"
number: "217.701"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/217.701"
---

# §217.701. Definitions.


As used in this subpart—

Assisted acquisition means the type of interagency contracting through which acquisition officials of a non-DoD agency award a contract or a task or delivery order for the acquisition of supplies or services on behalf of DoD.

Direct acquisition means the type of interagency contracting through which DoD orders a supply or service from a Governmentwide acquisition contract maintained by a non-DoD agency.

Governmentwide acquisition contract means a task or delivery order contract that—

- (1) Is entered into by a non-defense agency; and
- (2) May be used as the contract under which property or services are procured for one or more other departments or agencies of the Federal Government.

## Notes

### Amendments

[80 FR 51751, Aug. 26, 2015]

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1.

### Source

Source: 56 FR 36345, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted.