FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 225: Foreign Acquisition › Subpart 225.79
DFARS 225.7902 Defense Trade Cooperation Treaties.
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In plain English
This section implements the Defense Trade Cooperation Treaties with Australia and the United Kingdom, along with their Implementing Arrangements, for DoD solicitations and contracts. It allows prospective contractors and contractors to use these treaties when responding to DoD solicitations and performing DoD contracts. This matters because it provides a treaty-based path for certain defense trade activities with Australia and the UK.
Applies to: DoD solicitations and contracts, and prospective contractors and contractors responding to or performing them
Key terms: Defense Trade Cooperation (DTC) Treaties · Australia · United Kingdom · Implementing Arrangements · DoD solicitations and contracts
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The text
This section implements the Defense Trade Cooperation (DTC) Treaties with Australia and the United Kingdom and the associated Implementing Arrangements for DoD solicitations and contracts that authorize prospective contractors and contractors to use the DTC Treaties to respond to DoD solicitations and in the performance of DoD contracts.
Sections that refer to it
- 225.7900 Scope of subpart.
← 225.7901-4 Contract clause. · 225.7902-1 Definitions. →
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.