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

DFARS 225.7020-2 Prohibition.

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 prohibits DoD from awarding contracts for products or services to any person who has business operations with an unrecognized Venezuelan government authority. It matters because a contractor with such business ties may be ineligible for DoD contracts unless an exception applies.

Applies to: DoD contracting with persons having business operations with certain Venezuelan government authorities

Key terms: business operations · authority of the government of Venezuela · legitimate government of Venezuela · prohibited · procurement of products or services

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The text

In accordance with section 890 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Pub. L. 116-92), DoD is prohibited from entering into a contract for the procurement of products or services with any person that has business operations with an authority of the government of Venezuela that is not recognized as the legitimate government of Venezuela by the U.S. Government, except as provided in 225.7020-3 or 225.7020-4.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 225.7020-1 Definitions. · 225.7020-3 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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