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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 225: Foreign Acquisition › Subpart 225.76

DFARS 225.7603 Exceptions.

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 lists exceptions to a DFARS restriction on certain purchases. It matters because it tells contractors when the restriction does not apply, such as for small purchases or support of forces overseas.

Applies to: Acquisitions covered by the DFARS restriction referenced in this section

Key terms: simplified acquisition threshold · consumable supplies · provisions · United States forces · allied forces

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

The text

This restriction does not apply to—

(a) Purchases at or below the simplified acquisition threshold;

(b) Contracts for consumable supplies, provisions, or services for the support of United States forces or of allied forces in a foreign country; or

(c) Contracts pertaining to the use of any equipment, technology, data, or services for intelligence or classified purposes, or to the acquisition or lease thereof, in the interest of national security.

Sections that refer to it

← 225.7602 Procedures. · 225.7604 Waivers. →

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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