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

DFARS 225.7020-3 Exceptions.

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 lists exceptions to a prohibition in DFARS 225.7020-2. The prohibition does not apply if the person holds a valid OFAC license to operate in Venezuela, or if the acquisition supports the operation and maintenance of U.S. consular offices and diplomatic posts in Venezuela.

Applies to: Acquisitions subject to the prohibition in DFARS 225.7020-2

Key terms: prohibition · valid license · Office of Foreign Assets Control · acquisition · consular office and diplomatic posts

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

The text

The prohibition in 225.7020-2 does not apply if—

(a) The person has a valid license to operate in Venezuela issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury; or

(b) The acquisition is related to the operation and maintenance of the U.S. Government's consular office and diplomatic posts in Venezuela.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 225.7020-2 Prohibition. · 225.7020-4 Joint determination. →

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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