FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 223: Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety › Subpart 223.71
DFARS 223.7102 Policy.
The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.
In plain English
This section states DoD policy that toxic or hazardous materials not owned by DoD or by certain military personnel and dependents generally cannot be stored, treated, or disposed of on DoD installations unless an exception applies. It also says that storage authorized because of imminent danger must be temporary and end when the danger ends, and other storage or disposal ends as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
Applies to: Storage, treatment, or disposal of toxic or hazardous materials on DoD installations
What it requires
- Do not store, treat, or dispose of toxic or hazardous materials on DoD installations unless the material is owned by DoD or by a covered member of the armed forces or dependent, or an exception applies
- If storage is authorized based on imminent danger, keep it temporary and stop it once the imminent danger no longer exists
- Terminate other storage or disposal as determined by the Secretary of Defense
Key terms: toxic or hazardous materials · DoD installations · imminent danger · storage · disposal
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) 10 U.S.C. 2692 prohibits storage, treatment, or disposal on DoD installations of toxic or hazardous materials that are not owned either by DoD or by a member of the armed forces (or a dependent of the member) assigned to or provided military housing on the installation, unless an exception in 223.7104 applies.
(b) When storage of toxic or hazardous materials is authorized based on an imminent danger, the storage provided shall be temporary and shall cease once the imminent danger no longer exists. In all other cases of storage or disposal, the storage or disposal shall be terminated as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
Sections it refers to
- 223.7104 Exceptions.
Sections that refer to it
- 218.170 Additional acquisition flexibilities.
← 223.7101 Definitions. · 223.7103 Procedures. →
Rule changes for DFARS Part 223
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (DFARS Case 2024-D021) ↗ · final rule 2026-05-07 · effective 2026-05-07
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Sustainable Procurement (DFARS Case 2024-D024) ↗ · final rule 2024-08-15 · effective 2024-08-15
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Replacement of Fluorinated Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (DFARS Case 2020-D011) ↗ · final rule 2024-03-26 · effective 2024-03-26
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.