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DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to repeal the clause at DFARS 252.211-7005, Substitutions for Military or Federal Specifications and Standards. Included in solicitations and contracts to acquire previously developed items, this clause encourages offerors and contractors to propose and use Single Process Initiative (SPI) processes in lieu of military or Federal specifications, where feasible. The clause provides information on a DoD-wide SPI process that is no longer in use; instead, each Department or Agency can now manage SPI to meet the needs of its Department- or Agency-level initiatives. The use of non-governmental specifications is still encouraged through current acquisition practices and repeal of the clause would not prevent DoD from continuing to use SPI, as necessary. The repeal of this DFARS clause supports a recommendation from the DoD Regulatory Reform Task Force.