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

DFARS 225.301-4 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 clause at FAR 52.225-19, which covers contractor personnel working in designated operational areas or supporting diplomatic or consular missions outside the United States. It adds two exceptions to the normal prescription: the clause must also be used in personal services contracts with individuals, but it must not be used if all outside-the-U.S. personnel will be covered by DFARS clause 252.225-7040. When the clause is used, the contracting officer must tell the contractor that the SPOT system is the appropriate automated system for the required personnel list.

Applies to: Contracting officers awarding contracts that involve contractor personnel outside the United States.

What it requires

  • Use the clause at FAR 52.225-19 in personal services contracts with individuals.
  • Do not use the clause at FAR 52.225-19 when all contractor personnel performing outside the United States will be covered by DFARS 252.225-7040.
  • When using FAR 52.225-19, inform the contractor that SPOT is the appropriate automated system for the list of contractor personnel required by paragraph (g) of the clause.

Key terms: FAR 52.225-19 · designated operational area · diplomatic or consular mission · personal services contracts · Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT)

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

The text

(1) Use the clause at FAR 52.225-19, Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States, in accordance with the prescription at FAR 25.301-4, except that—

(i) The clause shall also be used in personal services contracts with individuals; and

(ii) The clause shall not be used when all contractor personnel performing outside the United States will be covered by the clause at 252.225-7040.

(2) When using the clause at FAR 52.225-19, the contracting officer shall inform the contractor that the Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT) is the appropriate automated system to use for the list of contractor personnel required by paragraph (g) of the clause. Information on the SPOT system is available at https://spot.dmdc.mil and http://www.acq.osd.mil/log/PS/ctr_mgt_accountability.html.

Sections it refers to

  • 52.225-19 Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States.
  • 25.301-4 Contract clause.
  • 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.

← 225.301-1 Scope. · 225.302 Contractors performing private security functions outside the United States. →

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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