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Change Number: 2024-0626
Effective Date: 06/26/2024

5822.001 Definitions

5822.001 Definitions

(S-90) Unless there is an associated service being offered with the telecommunications and that associated service is billed separately, the leasing/provisioning of the telecommunications circuit (commoditized bandwidth) is not a “service contract.” IAW FAR 22.001, a “service contract means any Government contract, or subcontract thereunder, the principal purpose of which is to furnish services in the United States through the use of service employees…”

(S-91) Unless there are services that are determined to be the principal purpose under the cloud contract, the purchase of cloud offerings is not a "service contract." IAW FAR 22.001, a “service contract means any Government contract, or subcontract thereunder, the principal purpose of which is to furnish services in the United States through the use of service employees…”

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