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“Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS)<ref>FAR 2.1</ref>” item—  
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'''“Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS)'''<ref>FAR 2.1</ref>” item—  
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(1) Means any item of supply (including construction material) that is—  
 
(1) Means any item of supply (including construction material) that is—  
  
(i) A commercial item (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition in this section);  
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:(i) A commercial item (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition in this section);  
  
(ii) Sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and  
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:(ii) Sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and
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:(iii) Offered to the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and  
  
(iii) Offered to the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and
 
  
 
(2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in section 3 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1702), such as agricultural products and petroleum products.  
 
(2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in section 3 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1702), such as agricultural products and petroleum products.  
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==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==
 
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[[Category: FAR 2 - Definitions]]
 
  
 
[[Category: Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Definitions]]

Revision as of 12:44, 31 March 2015

“Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS)[1]” item—


(1) Means any item of supply (including construction material) that is—

(i) A commercial item (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition in this section);
(ii) Sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and
(iii) Offered to the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and


(2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in section 3 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1702), such as agricultural products and petroleum products.

References and Notes

  1. FAR 2.1