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

DFARS 225.371-1 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 the scope of DFARS coverage for contracts involving contractor personnel who support U.S. Armed Forces deployed outside the United States. It matters because it tells contractors which overseas operations trigger these rules, including contingency, humanitarian or peacekeeping operations, and other designated military operations or exercises.

Applies to: Contracts involving contractor personnel supporting U.S. Armed Forces deployed outside the United States

Key terms: contingency operations · humanitarian or peacekeeping operations · combatant commander · stability operations

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

The text

(a) This section applies to contracts that involve contractor personnel supporting U.S. Armed Forces deployed outside the United States in—

(1) Contingency operations;

(2) Humanitarian or peacekeeping operations; or

(3) Other military operations or military exercises, when designated by the combatant commander.

(b) Any of the types of operations listed in paragraph (a) of this section may include stability operations such as—

(1) Establishment or maintenance of a safe and secure environment; or

(2) Provision of emergency infrastructure reconstruction, humanitarian relief, or essential governmental services (until feasible to transition to local government).

← 225.371 Contractor personnel supporting U.S. Armed Forces deployed outside the United States. · 225.371-2 Definition. →

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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