Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§3014 Nontraditional Defense Contractor
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Summary
Defines "nontraditional defense contractor" as a company that, in the one-year period before the Department of Defense asks for offers, has not had any DoD contract fully covered by cost-accounting rules.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §3014
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In this part, the term “nontraditional defense contractor”, with respect to a procurement or with respect to a transaction authorized under section 4021(a) or 4022 of this title, means an entity that is not currently performing and has not performed, for at least the one-year period preceding the solicitation of sources by the Department of Defense for the procurement or transaction, any contract or subcontract for the Department of Defense that is subject to full coverage under the cost accounting standards prescribed pursuant to section 1502 of title 41 and the regulations implementing such section.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification The text of par. (9) of section 2302 of this title, which was transferred to this section and amended by Pub. L. 116–283, § 1806(b)(5), was based on Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title VIII, § 866(g)(1), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4298; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title X, § 1071(a)(2)(B), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3504; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title VIII, § 815(b), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 896.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 3014 was renumbered section 7014 of this title. Another prior section 3014, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 158, § 3013; Aug. 6, 1958, Pub. L. 85–599, § 8(a), 72 Stat. 519; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(58), 72 Stat. 1462; Aug. 14, 1964, Pub. L. 88–426, title III, § 305(3), 78 Stat. 422; Dec. 1, 1967, Pub. L. 90–168, § 2(12), 81 Stat. 523; Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91–611, title II, § 211(a), 84 Stat. 1829; Nov. 9, 1979, Pub. L. 96–107, title VIII, § 820(b), 93 Stat. 819; Sept. 24, 1983, Pub. L. 98–94, title XII, § 1212(c)(1), 97 Stat. 687; renumbered § 3014, Oct. 1, 1986, Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 501(a)(2), 100 Stat. 1034, related to Under Secretary and Assistant Secretaries of the Army, appointment, and duties, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–433, § 501(a)(5). Another prior section 3014 was renumbered section 3015 of this title and subsequently repealed.
Amendments
2022—Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “section 4021(a) or 4022” for “section 4002(a) or 4003”. 2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 1806(b)(5), transferred par. (9) of section 2302 of this title to this section, realigned margin, struck out par. (9) designation at beginning, and substituted “In this part, the term” for “The term” and “section 4002(a) or 4003” for “section 2371(a) or 2371b”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section and amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as an
Effective Date
of 2021 Amendment note preceding section 3001 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
10 U.S.C. § 3014
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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