The Department of Defense policies and procedures implementing and supplementing the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) are reproduced in this volume. These rules apply to contracting with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force, the Defense Logistics Agency, and other defense agencies. The July 2014 CCH Department of Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) includes all Procedure Guidance Information (PGI) Change Notices issued prior to this July 1, 2014 edition, along with a CCH index covering the DFARS through that date and is intended for use in combination with the July 2014 CCH FAR. The July 2014 DFARS contains all of the changes made since January 1, 2014, including topics such as: 22 Final Rules 2 Interim Rules As well as full coverage of: Major defense acquisitions Private sector notification of insourcing actions Contractor employee whistleblower protections Improper business practices and personal conflicts of interest Detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts Proposal adequacy checklist revision Disclosure of information by litigation support contractors Acquisitions in support of operations in Afghanistan System for Award Management exclusions Acquisition of military-purpose nondevelopmental items Research and development contracting Buy American and Balance of Payment program Use of cost-reimbursement line items Acquisition of end products manufactured outside the United States Quality assurance Performance-based payments Transportation contracts Photovoltaic devices Contract financing Congressional defense committees Contractor personnel supporting forces deployed outside the United States Item unique identification and valuation