FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 225: Foreign Acquisition › Subpart 225.70
DFARS 225.7004-4 Implementation of restriction on certain naval vessel components.
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 explains how the restriction on certain naval vessel components must be implemented. It says agencies cannot use contract clauses or certifications to enforce that restriction, and instead must rely on management and oversight techniques that avoid significant management burden on the Government or the contractor.
Applies to: DoD contracting for naval vessel components covered by the restriction at 225.7004-2(b)
What it requires
- Agencies must implement the restriction through management and oversight techniques
- Agencies must avoid imposing a significant management burden on the Government or the contractor
Key terms: naval vessel components · contract clauses · certifications · management and oversight techniques
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) The statute at 10 U.S.C. 4864(h) prohibits the use of contract clauses or certifications to implement the restriction at 225.7004-2(b) for naval vessel components.
(b) Agencies shall accomplish implementation of the restriction at 225.7004-2(b) through use of management and oversight techniques that achieve the objectives of this section without imposing a significant management burden on the Government or the contractor involved.
Sections it refers to
- 225.7004-2 Restrictions.
Sections that refer to it
- 225.7004-2 Restrictions.
← 225.7004-3 Exceptions. · 225.7004-5 Additional restrictions on anchor and mooring chain. →
Rule changes for DFARS Part 225
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Modifications to Printed Circuit Board Acquisition Restrictions (DFARS Case 2022-D011) ↗ · proposed 2026-07-02 · comments due 2026-08-31
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Small Purchase Exception for the Acquisition of U.S. Flags (DFARS Case 2024-D013) ↗ · proposed 2026-06-25 · comments due 2026-08-24
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2024-D002) ↗ · final rule 2025-08-25 · effective 2025-10-01
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2025-08-25 · effective 2025-08-25
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2024-D002) ↗ · proposed 2025-01-17 · comments due 2025-03-18
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-12-18 · effective 2024-12-18
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inapplicability of Additional Defense-Unique Laws and Certain Non-Statutory DFARS Clauses to Commercial Item Contracts (DFARS Case 2018-D074) ↗ · final rule 2024-11-15 · effective 2024-11-25
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-11-15 · effective 2024-11-15
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.