Buy qualifying services on a multiyear basis
- Objective
- Bring a prototype into use
- Family / instrument
- Acquisition, transition and contract finance · Procurement & demand commitments
- Statute
- Authority holder
- Head of agency
- Executor · routing lead
- Warranted contracting officer and program manager
Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)
Continuing requirement; substantial initial plant/equipment investment or specialized-workforce contingent liability; competition/economy justification.All requirements & limits
Recorded funding condition (excerpt)
Annual appropriations may support statutory multiyear contracts; cancellation/termination if out-year funds unavailable.All funding conditions
What this does not authorize / limits
Covered services only; maximum five years; above $900 million requires specific law under the February 2026 DoD deviation.
- Not a blanket multiyear power for every service.
- The February 2026 DoD deviation requires specific legal authorization above $900 million. Section 3531 retains a $500 million statutory base subject to acquisition-threshold adjustment. Unfunded-liability, cancellation and termination notice rules remain.
Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
EngagementProcess sourced
Program process, audience and dated intake check (2026-10-04)
Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction. Express statutory pathway; award-specific appropriations, available balances, delegations, implementation and approvals not independently verified.
Actor sources
Independent public-source guide; not an official U.S. government website. Original research target October 2, 2026; published October 3, 2026. Read the full record for currentness, coordination and all source notes.