Use the responsible program or contracting office for this instrument.
The recorded role is not itself a general application endpoint.
What this role does not control
A routing lead does not establish funds, an individual delegation or approval of the proposed action.
Commitments generally no more than 10 years
DPA domestic-source eligibility is not worldwide: U.S./Canada and conditioned Australia/U.K. rule for Title III
Most DPA authorities expire December 11, 2026 under §4564 as amended by Pub. L. 119-103; §4558 is excepted.
Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedThe record states funding rules and conditions; no program amount is attributed to this action.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementRole recordedRecorded executing role: Assigned DPA Title III executing office and warranted contracting officer; current assignment must be verified. Use the responsible program’s process.
Purchase industrial resources or critical technology items for use or resale, encourage mining, and support production or technology transition; conditioned subsidies can sustain threatened high-cost domestic material sources.
What this is not / limit: Commitments generally no more than 10 years
Executing role: Assigned DPA Title III executing office and warranted contracting officer; current assignment must be verified
Authority holder
President; duly delegated execution with reserved findings
Eligibility gate
Written essentiality, shortfall and cost-effectiveness determinations unless valid waiver
Shortfall notices, >$50M threshold requirements and authorization/waiver analysis
Above-market or anticipated-loss purchases require further findings
For the FY26 DPA Purchases appropriation, enacted text permits Secretary of Defense obligation/expenditure as if delegated necessary DPA authorities; do not treat an Executive Order as the independent substantive grant. Transaction-specific nondelegable findings and credit limits still require review.
Funding condition
DPA Fund and advance appropriations; funds and allowable commitment liability must be present.
FY26 enacted DPA Purchases: $321.923M no-year. This is appropriated program amount, NOT verified remaining balance or automatic credit-principal ceiling.
All recorded limits
Commitments generally no more than 10 years
DPA domestic-source eligibility is not worldwide: U.S./Canada and conditioned Australia/U.K. rule for Title III
Most DPA authorities expire December 11, 2026 under §4564 as amended by Pub. L. 119-103; §4558 is excepted.