10 U.S.C. § 3605 — Authority to acquire consumption-based solutions
submitted 1 year ago by Pub. L. 119-60 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 353 words · no verdicts yet
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The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments* may acquire services through consumption-based solutions.
The Secretary of Defense shall amend the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation* to implement the authority under subsection (a), including creating a new subcategory of services under part 237 of the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition* Regulation, entitled “Consumption-based solutions”, that—
is any combination of hardware, equipment, software, labor, or services that together provides a seamless capability;
has the ability to be metered and billed based on actual usage;
has predetermined pricing at fixed-price units;
requires the awardee to notify the Department of Defense contracting officer* when consumption under the contract reaches 75 percent and 90 percent of the funded amount, respectively, of the contract; and
treats modifications to a contract entered into under the authority established in subsection (a) to add new features or capabilities in an amount less than or equal to 25 percent of the total value of such contract, as originally awarded, as procurements made using competitive procedures* for the purposes of chapter 221 of this title.
Amounts authorized to be appropriated for acquisitions using the authority under subsection (a)—
may be used for expenses for—
research, development, test and evaluation;
procurement;
production;
modification; and
operation and maintenance; and
may be used to enter into incrementally funded contracts or other agreements, including advanced payments.
In this section, the term “consumption-based solution” means a model under which a service is provided to the Department of Defense and may utilize any combination of software, hardware or equipment, data, and labor or services that provides a capability that is metered and billed based on actual usage at fixed-price units.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of the authority created under this section in combination with another contract type provided for under the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XVIII, § 1825, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1248.)
- 2025Enacted · Pub. L. 119-60 · 139 Stat. 1248
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