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

DFARS 225.7023-4 Contract clause.

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 tells contracting officers when to include a specific clause in solicitations and contracts. The clause restricts buying certain personal protective equipment and other items from non-allied foreign nations. It applies to contracts for covered items used in the United States with an estimated value over $200,000, unless an exception applies.

Applies to: Contracting officers issuing solicitations and contracts for covered items

What it requires

  • Use the clause at 252.225-7061 in solicitations and contracts, including those using FAR part 12 procedures for commercial products and services, when the conditions in (a) through (c) are met, unless an exception applies.

Key terms: covered items · non-allied foreign nations · personal protective equipment · commercial products · COTS items

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

The text

Unless an exception applies, use the clause at 252.225-7061, Restriction on the Acquisition of Personal Protective Equipment and Certain Other Items from Non-Allied Foreign Nations, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products, including COTS items, and commercial services, and that—

(a) Are for the acquisition of covered items;

(b) Are for use within the United States; and

(c) Have an estimated value greater than $200,000.

Sections it refers to

  • 252.225-7061 Restriction on the Acquisition of Personal Protective Equipment and Certain Other Items from Non-Allied Foreign Nations.

Sections that refer to it

  • 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
  • 252.225-7061 Restriction on the Acquisition of Personal Protective Equipment and Certain Other Items from Non-Allied Foreign Nations.

← 225.7023-3 Exceptions. · 225.7024 Restriction on acquisition of fuel for overseas contingency operations. →

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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