FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 225: Foreign Acquisition › Subpart 225.70
DFARS 225.7024-3 Procedures.
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 sets procedures for buying fuel for overseas contingency operations when the contract is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. It limits when the contracting officer may request compliance records and tells the officer not to disqualify an otherwise responsible offeror based on an unsupported host-nation denial of access. It also points to another section about considering a tradeoff process.
Applies to: Contracts for fuel for overseas contingency operations expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold
What it requires
- Report promptly to the contracting officer, prior to award, any instance of unsupported denial of access to a facility or equipment by a host-nation government that may prevent compliance with the solicitation's terms and conditions
Key terms: overseas contingency operations · simplified acquisition threshold · contracting officer · unsupported denial of access · tradeoff process
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) For contracts for the acquisition of fuel for overseas contingency operations, including contracts using FAR part 12 procedures, expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, the contracting officer—
(1) May request records from the prospective contractor to verify compliance with the following statutes and regulations only when the head of the contracting activity determines in writing that it is necessary:
(i) The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 78dd-1 et seq.).
(ii) International Traffic in Arms Regulations at 22 CFR parts 120 through 130 (see PGI 225.7901-2).
(iii) Export Administration Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730 through 774 (see PGI 225.7901-2).
(iv) Relevant regulations promulgated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury. Sanction information for specific countries and programs is available at https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-country-information.
(2) To the maximum extent practicable, shall not disqualify an otherwise responsible offeror on the basis of an unsupported denial of access to a facility or equipment by a host-nation government. The provision at 252.225-7065, Restriction on Acquisition of Fuel for Overseas Contingency Operations, requires offerors to report promptly to the contracting officer, prior to award, any instance of unsupported denial of access to a facility or equipment by a host-nation government that may prevent it from complying with the terms and conditions of the solicitation.
(b) See 215.101-71 for the requirement to consider using a tradeoff process.
Sections it refers to
- 225.7901-2 General.
- 252.225-7065 Restriction on Acquisition of Fuel for Overseas Contingency Operations.
- 215.101-71 Tradeoff process when acquiring fuel for overseas contingency operations.
← 225.7024-2 Prohibition. · 225.7024-4 Solicitation provision. →
Rule changes for DFARS Part 225
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Modifications to Printed Circuit Board Acquisition Restrictions (DFARS Case 2022-D011) ↗ · proposed 2026-07-02 · comments due 2026-08-31
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Small Purchase Exception for the Acquisition of U.S. Flags (DFARS Case 2024-D013) ↗ · proposed 2026-06-25 · comments due 2026-08-24
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2024-D002) ↗ · final rule 2025-08-25 · effective 2025-10-01
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2025-08-25 · effective 2025-08-25
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2024-D002) ↗ · proposed 2025-01-17 · comments due 2025-03-18
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-12-18 · effective 2024-12-18
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inapplicability of Additional Defense-Unique Laws and Certain Non-Statutory DFARS Clauses to Commercial Item Contracts (DFARS Case 2018-D074) ↗ · final rule 2024-11-15 · effective 2024-11-25
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-11-15 · effective 2024-11-15
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.