Notwithstanding section 2376(1) of this title, items and services provided by nontraditional defense contractors (as that term is defined in section 2302(9) of this title) may be treated by the head of an agency as commercial items for purposes of this chapter.
Notwithstanding section 2376(1) of this title, services provided by a business unit that is a nontraditional defense contractor (as that term is defined in section 2302(9) of this title) shall be treated as commercial items for purposes of this chapter, to the extent that such services use the same pool of employees as used for commercial customers and are priced using methodology similar to methodology used for commercial pricing.
(Added Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title VIII, § 857(a), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 921, § 2380A; renumbered § 2380a and amended Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VIII, § 878(a), (b)(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2312; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 836(d)(6), (8)(F), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1868, 1869.)
