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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 223: Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety › Subpart 223.73

DFARS 223.7306 Contract clause.

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 tells contracting officers when to include the Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium clause in solicitations and contracts. It applies to contracts for supplies, maintenance and repair services, or construction, including commercial product and commercial service acquisitions under FAR part 12, unless an exception or authorization applies.

Applies to: Solicitations and contracts for supplies, maintenance and repair services, or construction

What it requires

  • Use the clause at 252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium, in solicitations and contracts, including those using FAR part 12 procedures for commercial products and commercial services.

Key terms: 252.223-7008 · Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium · FAR part 12 · commercial products · commercial services

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

Unless an exception in 223.7304 applies, or use has been authorized in accordance with 223.7305, use the clause at 252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, that are for supplies, maintenance and repair services, or construction.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

  • 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
  • 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium.

← 223.7305 Authorization and approval. · 223.7400 Scope of subpart. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 223

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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