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

DFARS 225.371-5 Contract clauses.

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 which clause to use when buying support for U.S. Armed Forces deployed outside the United States. Instead of the FAR clause 52.225-19, they must use DFARS clause 252.225-7040 in solicitations and contracts for performance in a designated operational area that authorize contractor personnel to support deployed forces. It matters to contractors because it determines which clause will appear in their contract and what it covers.

Applies to: Solicitations and contracts for performance in a designated operational area supporting U.S. Armed Forces deployed outside the United States

Key terms: designated operational area · contractor personnel · contractors authorized to accompany the Force (CAAF) · non-CAAF · contingency operations

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

The text

(a) Use the clause at 252.225-7040, Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States, instead of 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 solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, for performance in a designated operational area that authorize contractor personnel (including both contractors authorized to accompany the Force (CAAF) and non-CAAF) to support U.S. Armed Forces deployed outside the United States in—

(1) Contingency operations;

(2) Peace operations consistent with Joint Publication 3-07.3; or

(3) Other military operations or military exercises, when designated by the combatant commander or as directed by the Secretary of Defense.

(b) For additional guidance on clauses to consider when using the clause at 252.225-7040, see PGI 225.371-5(b).

Sections it refers to

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

Sections that refer to it

  • 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
  • 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.

← 225.371-4 Law of war training. · 225.372 Antiterrorism/force protection. →

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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