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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 225: Foreign Acquisition › Subpart 225.8

DFARS 225.802-71 End use certificates.

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 addresses situations where a contracting officer buying from a foreign source is asked to sign an end use certificate stating that the U.S. Armed Forces is the end user and that the U.S. Government will not transfer the item to third parties without the selling country's authorization. It directs the contracting officer to DoD Instruction 2040.03 for guidance in these situations.

Applies to: Contracting officers considering purchases from a foreign source

What it requires

  • Refer to DoD Instruction 2040.03, End Use Certificates, for guidance when encountering a request to sign an end use certificate

Key terms: end use certificate · foreign source · end user · third parties · DoD Instruction 2040.03

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The text

Contracting officers considering the purchase of an item from a foreign source may encounter a request for the signing of a certificate to indicate that the Armed Forces of the United States is the end user of the item, and that the U.S. Government will not transfer the item to third parties without authorization from the Government of the country selling the item. When encountering this situation, refer to DoD Instruction 2040.03, End Use Certificates, for guidance.

← 225.802-70 Contracts for performance outside the United States and Canada. · 225.870 Contracting with Canadian contractors. →

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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