FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 225: Foreign Acquisition › Subpart 225.77
DFARS 225.7703-4 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
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 which solicitation provisions and contract clauses to use when an acquisition gives a preference to, requires, or is restricted to products or services from Afghanistan. It also lists other Buy American and Trade Agreements provisions and clauses that must not be used together with those Afghanistan-related provisions and clauses. For contractors, it signals which Afghanistan-related requirements may appear in a solicitation or contract and which competing trade clauses will not apply.
Applies to: Contracting officers preparing solicitations and contracts involving products or services from Afghanistan
What it requires
- Use the provision at 252.225-7023 in solicitations that provide a preference for products or services from Afghanistan under 225.7703-1(a)(1).
- Use the clause at 252.225-7024 in solicitations that include 252.225-7023 and in the resulting contract.
- Use the clause at 252.225-7026 in solicitations and contracts restricted to Afghanistan products or services under 225.7703-1(a)(2) or directed to a particular Afghanistan source under 225.7703-1(a)(3).
- Do not use the listed Buy American, Balance of Payments, and Trade Agreements provisions or clauses in solicitations or contracts that include 252.225-7023, 252.225-7024, or 252.225-7026.
Key terms: 252.225-7023 · 252.225-7024 · 252.225-7026 · 252.225-7029 · FAR part 12 procedures
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The text
(a) Use the provision at 252.225-7023, Preference for Products or Services from Afghanistan, in solicitations, including solicitations using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, that provide a preference for products or services from Afghanistan in accordance with 225.7703-1(a)(1). The contracting officer may modify the 50 percent evaluation factor in accordance with contracting office procedures.
(b) Use the clause at 252.225-7024, Requirement for Products or Services from Afghanistan, in solicitations, including solicitations using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, that include the provision at 252.225-7023, Preference for Products or Services from Afghanistan, and in the resulting contract.
(c) Use the clause at 252.225-7026, Acquisition Restricted to Products or Services from Afghanistan, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, that—
(1) Are restricted to the acquisition of products or services from Afghanistan in accordance with 225.7703-1(a)(2); or
(2) Will be directed to a particular source or sources from Afghanistan in accordance with 225.7703-1(a)(3).
(d) Use the clause at 252.225-7029, Acquisition of Uniform Components for Afghan Military or Afghan National Police, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, for the acquisition of any textile components that DoD intends to supply to the Afghan National Army or the Afghan National Police for purposes of production of uniforms.
(e) When the Trade Agreements Act applies to the acquisition, use the appropriate clause and provision as prescribed at 225.1101 (5) and (6).
(f) Do not use any of the following provisions or clauses in solicitations or contracts that include the provision at 252.225-7023, the clause at 252.225-7024, or the clause at 252.225-7026:
(1) 252.225-7000, Buy American—Balance of Payments Program Certificate.
(2) 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.
(3) 252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors.
(4) 252.225-7035, Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program Certificate.
(5) 252.225-7036, Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program.
(6) 252.225-7044, Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material.
(7) 252.225-7045, Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.
(g) Do not use the following clause or provision in solicitations or contracts that include the clause at 252.225-7026:
(1) 252.225-7020, Trade Agreements Certificate.
(2) 252.225-7021, Trade Agreements.
Sections it refers to
- 252.225-7023 Preference for Products or Services from Afghanistan.
- 225.7703-1 Acquisition procedures.
- 252.225-7024 Requirement for Products or Services from Afghanistan.
- 252.225-7026 Acquisition Restricted to Products or Services from Afghanistan.
- 252.225-7029 Acquisition of Uniform Components for Afghan Military or Afghan National Police.
- 225.1101 Acquisition of supplies.
- 252.225-7000 Buy American—Balance of Payments Program Certificate.
- 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.
- 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors.
- 252.225-7035 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program Certificate.
- 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program.
- 252.225-7044 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material.
- 252.225-7045 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.
- 252.225-7020 Trade Agreements Certificate.
- 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements.
Sections that refer to it
- 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
- 252.225-7023 Preference for Products or Services from Afghanistan.
- 252.225-7024 Requirement for Products or Services from Afghanistan.
- 252.225-7026 Acquisition Restricted to Products or Services from Afghanistan.
- 252.225-7029 Acquisition of Uniform Components for Afghan Military or Afghan National Police.
← 225.7703-3 Evaluating offers. · 225.7704 Acquisitions of products and services from South Caucasus/Central and South Asian (SC/CASA) state in support of operations in Afghanistan. →
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.