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DFARS 225.7020-4 Joint determination.

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 creates an exception to the prohibition in DFARS 225.7020-2. The prohibition does not apply when the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State jointly determine, without redelegation, that the acquisition is necessary for certain humanitarian, disaster relief, evacuation, or national security purposes. Contractors should follow the procedures in PGI 225.7020-4(b) when a contract is based on such a joint determination.

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

What it requires

  • Follow the procedures at PGI 225.7020-4(b) when entering into a contract on the basis of a joint determination.

Key terms: joint determination · without power of redelegation · humanitarian assistance · disaster relief · noncombatant evacuations

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

The text

(a) The prohibition in section 225.7020-2 does not apply to an acquisition jointly determined by the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State, without power of redelegation, to be—

(1) Necessary for purposes of—

(i) Providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Venezuela;

(ii) Disaster relief and other urgent lifesaving measures; or

(iii) Carrying out noncombatant evacuations; or

(2) Vital to the national security interests of the United States.

(b) Follow the procedures at PGI 225.7020-4(b) when entering into a contract on the basis of a joint determination.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 225.7020-3 Exceptions. · 225.7020-5 Solicitation provision and contract clause. →

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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