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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 225: Foreign Acquisition › Subpart 225.73

DFARS 225.7301 General.

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 explains that the U.S. Government sells defense articles and services to foreign governments or international organizations through Foreign Military Sales (FMS) agreements, documented in a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA). It directs that FMS acquisitions be conducted using the same acquisition and contract management procedures as other defense acquisitions, with additional procedures for solicitations and contracts that include FMS requirements.

Applies to: FMS acquisitions and contracts involving foreign governments or international organizations

What it requires

  • Conduct FMS acquisitions under the same acquisition and contract management procedures used for other defense acquisitions.
  • Follow the additional procedures at PGI 225.7301(c) for preparation of solicitations and contracts that include FMS requirements.

Key terms: FMS agreements · Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) · Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) · Security Assistance Management Manual · PGI 225.7301(c)

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

The text

(a) The U.S. Government sells defense articles and services to foreign governments or international organizations through FMS agreements. The agreement is documented in a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) (see the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Security Assistance Management Manual (DSCA 5105.38-M)).

(b) Conduct FMS acquisitions under the same acquisition and contract management procedures used for other defense acquisitions.

(c) Follow the additional procedures at PGI 225.7301(c) for preparation of solicitations and contracts that include FMS requirements.

(d) See 229.170 for policy on contracts financed under U.S. assistance programs that involve payment of foreign country value added taxes or customs duties.

Sections it refers to

  • 229.170 Reporting of foreign taxation on U.S. assistance programs.

Sections that refer to it

  • 225.7302 Preparation of letter of offer and acceptance.

← 225.7300 Scope of subpart. · 225.7301-1 [Reserved] →

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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