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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 225: Foreign Acquisition › Subpart 225.77

DFARS 225.7704-1 Applicability of trade agreements.

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 states that the Secretary of Defense has waived a Trade Agreements Act prohibition for certain acquisitions supporting operations in Afghanistan. The waiver applies to products and services from SC/CASA states, as authorized by the U.S. Trade Representative. This matters because it allows DoD and GSA (on DoD's behalf) to acquire from these sources without the usual trade agreement restriction.

Applies to: Acquisitions by DoD and GSA on behalf of DoD in direct support of operations in Afghanistan

Key terms: SC/CASA states · Trade Agreements Act · waiver · direct support of operations in Afghanistan

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

The text

As authorized by the United States Trade Representative, the Secretary of Defense has waived the prohibition in section 302(a) of the Trade Agreements Act (see subpart 225.4) for acquisitions by DoD, and by GSA on behalf of DoD, of products and services from SC/CASA states in direct support of operations in Afghanistan.

Sections that refer to it

  • 225.401 Exceptions.
  • 225.403 World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements.

← 225.7704 Acquisitions of products and services from South Caucasus/Central and South Asian (SC/CASA) state in support of operations in Afghanistan. · 225.7704-2 Applicability of Balance of Payments Program. →

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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