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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 225: Foreign Acquisition › Subpart 225.70

DFARS 225.7017-2 Restriction.

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 restricts photovoltaic devices supplied under covered contracts by requiring them to comply with the Buy American statute. The restriction is subject to the exceptions provided in the Trade Agreements Act of 1979. Contractors supplying photovoltaic devices on covered contracts must therefore ensure their products meet these domestic sourcing rules or qualify for an exception.

Applies to: Photovoltaic devices provided under any covered contract

What it requires

  • Ensure photovoltaic devices comply with 41 U.S.C. chapter 83, Buy American, subject to Trade Agreements Act exceptions

Key terms: photovoltaic devices · covered contract · Buy American · Trade Agreements Act of 1979

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The text

In accordance with section 846 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Pub. L. 111-383), photovoltaic devices provided under any covered contract shall comply with 41 U.S.C. chapter 83, Buy American, subject to the exceptions to that statute provided in the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.).

← 225.7017-1 Definitions. · 225.7017-3 Exceptions. →

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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