SD-2 Dod Acquisitions Buying Commercial Items And Nondevelopmental ItemsThis document offers guidance on acquisitions involving all types of commercial and nondevelopmental items: systems, subsystems, assemblies, parts, and items of supply. Commercial services are also addressed.This document does not present a “cookbook” approach to the acquisition of commercial and nondevelopmental items; such an approach could not accommodate the vast array of potential applications. It does offer lessons learned and things to consider when participating on an integrated product team.

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What Are Commercial Items and Nondevelopmental Items? According to Part 2 of the FAR, a commercial item is any product or service that is customari- ly used by the general public or nongovernmental entities for nongovernmental purposes.

Commercial items may include the following:

•  Products, other than real property, that have been offered for sale, lease, or license to the general

public. Possible indications that an item is commercial are a commercial sales history, listing in catalogs or brochures, an established price, and distributors. Examples of commercial items bought by DoD are transport aircraft, computers, medicine, and fuel.The commer- cial market is global; commercial items are not limited to the domestic commercial

market.

•  Products that evolved through advances in technology or performance and will be available in the commercial market in time to meet the delivery requirements of the solicitation. Examples of such items are product updates, model changes, and product improvements such as new ver- sions of software.

•  Products that have received minor modifications to meet DoD requirements. To be considered minor, a modification may not significantly alter the product's nongovernmental function or essential physical characteristics. In determining whether a modification is minor, con- sider the value and size of the modification and the comparative value and size of the final product.

•  Products that were created by integrating commercial subsystems and components into a unique system. For example, a computer system composed of commercial subsystems would be considered a commercial item. Another example is industrial plant equipment that com- bines commercial components into a unique item based on customer needs.

•  Products developed at private expense and sold competitively in substantial quantities to state and local governments. Examples are protective vests used by police departments and rescue equipment used by fire and rescue units.

•  Installation services, maintenance services, repair services, training services, and other services procured to support a commercial product. Help desks, call centers, warranty repair services, user train- ing, equipment installation, and other services related to item support are examples.

•  Standalone services offered and sold competitively, in substantial quantities, in the commercial market- place based on established catalog or market prices for specific tasks performed and under standard commercial terms and conditions. Construction, research and development (R&D), warehous- ing, garbage collection, and transportation of household goods are examples.

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