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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 225: Foreign Acquisition › Subpart 225.3

DFARS 225.301-1 Scope.

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 defines what "performance in a designated operational area" means for DoD contracts. It clarifies that for supply contracts, the term covers services tied to acquiring supplies, such as installation or maintenance, but not the production of supplies or overhead functions. It also states that for DoD, the section applies to all personal services contracts.

Applies to: DoD contracts involving performance in a designated operational area, including personal services contracts

Key terms: designated operational area · performance of a service or construction · supply contracts · personal services contracts

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The text

(a) Performance in a designated operational area, as used in this section, means performance of a service or construction, as required by the contract. For supply contracts, the term includes services associated with the acquisition of supplies (e.g., installation or maintenance), but does not include production of the supplies or associated overhead functions.

(c) For DoD, this section also applies to all personal services contracts.

← 225.301 Contractor personnel in a designated operational area or supporting a diplomatic or consular mission outside the United States. · 225.301-4 Contract clause. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 225

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

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