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

DFARS 225.371-3 Government support.

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 DFARS section addresses when and how the Government may provide support to contractor personnel working in a designated operational area. It requires the contracting officer to spell out in the solicitation and contract what Government support will be provided, whether it is reimbursable, and who is responsible for protection. It also requires contractor personnel to carry a SPOT-generated letter of authorization signed by the contracting officer to deploy or travel in the area.

Applies to: Contractor personnel performing in a designated operational area and the contracting officers supporting them

What it requires

  • The contracting officer must specify in the solicitation and contract valid terms approved by the combatant commander identifying the responsible party for protection, if not the combatant commander.
  • The contracting officer must specify in the solicitation and contract any other Government support to be provided and whether it will be reimbursable, citing the reimbursement authority.
  • The contracting officer must provide direction to the contractor when the contractor must reimburse the Government for medical treatment or transportation of contractor personnel to a selected civilian facility.
  • Contractor personnel must have a SPOT-generated letter of authorization signed by the contracting officer to process through a deployment center or travel to, from, or within the designated operational area.

Key terms: designated operational area · combatant commander · letter of authorization (LOA) · Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT) · reimbursable basis

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

The text

(a) Government support that may be authorized or required for contractor personnel performing in a designated operational area may include, but is not limited to, the types of support listed in PGI 225.371-3(a).

(b) The agency shall provide logistical or security support only when the appropriate agency official, in accordance with agency guidance, determines in coordination with the combatant commander that—

(1) Such Government support is available and is needed to ensure continuation of essential contractor services; and

(2) The contractor cannot obtain adequate support from other sources at a reasonable cost.

(c) The contracting officer shall specify in the solicitation and contract—

(1) Valid terms, approved by the combatant commander, that specify the responsible party, if a party other than the combatant commander is responsible for providing protection to the contractor personnel performing in the designated operational area; and

(2) Any other Government support to be provided, and whether this support will be provided on a reimbursable basis, citing the authority for the reimbursement.

(d) Medical support of contractor personnel. The contracting officer shall provide direction to the contractor when the contractor is required to reimburse the Government for medical treatment or transportation of contractor personnel to a selected civilian facility in accordance with paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of the clause at 252.225-7040. For additional information, see PGI 225.371-3(d).

(e) Letter of authorization. Contractor personnel must have a Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT)-generated letter of authorization (LOA) signed by the contracting officer in order to process through a deployment center or to travel to, from, or within the designated operational area. The LOA also will identify any additional authorizations, privileges, or Government support that the contractor personnel are entitled to under the contract. For additional information on LOAs, see PGI 225.371-3(e).

Sections it refers to

  • 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.

← 225.371-2 Definition. · 225.371-4 Law of war training. →

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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