Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5000.35
October 21, 2008
Incorporating Change 1, November 17, 2017
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SUBJECT: Defense Acquisition Regulations (DAR) System
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Directive 5000.35 (Reference (a)) as a DoD Instruction in accordance with
the guidance in DoD Instruction 5025.01 (Reference (b)) and the authority in DoD Directive
5134.01 (Reference (c)).
b. Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for the management and operation of the
DAR system.
c. Cancels DoD Instruction 5000.63 (Reference (d)).
d. Incorporates delegations of authority granted to the Director of Defense Procurement
Acquisition Policy, and Strategic Sourcing (DPAP) by Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition Memorandum (Reference (e)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD
Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter
referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
3. DEFINITIONS
a. Case. A recommended revision to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (Reference
(f)), the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) (Reference (g)), or
DFARS Procedures, Guidance, and Information (Reference (h)) that has been formally accepted
by the DAR Council Director for consideration by the Council.
