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

DFARS 225.7023-1 Definitions.

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 defines the term "covered item" for purposes of DFARS 225.7023. It lists the types of personal protective equipment and medical supplies that fall within that definition, which matters to contractors because the rules that use this term apply to these specific products.

Applies to: Contractors and solicitations involving the items listed in the definition

Key terms: Covered item · Personal protective equipment · Nitrile and vinyl gloves · Surgical masks · Sanitizing and disinfecting wipes

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

The text

As used in this section—

Covered item means an article or item of—

(1) Personal protective equipment for use in preventing spread of disease, such as by exposure to infected individuals or contamination or infection by infectious material, including—

(i) Nitrile and vinyl gloves;

(ii) Surgical masks;

(iii) Respirator masks and powered air purifying respirators and required filters;

(iv) Face shields and protective eyewear;

(v) Surgical and isolation gowns and head and foot coverings; or

(vi) Clothing; and

(vii) The materials and components thereof, other than sensors, electronics, or other items added to and not normally associated with such personal protective equipment or clothing; or

(2) Sanitizing and disinfecting wipes, testing swabs, gauze, and bandages.

← 225.7023 Restriction on acquisition of personal protective equipment and certain other items from non-allied foreign nations. · 225.7023-2 Restriction. →

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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