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

DFARS 225.872-2 Applicability.

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 explains when the DFARS 225.872 rules on foreign acquisition do not apply. It covers most supply acquisitions but excludes certain restricted items and all construction contracts. Contractors should know that some supplies are carved out based on national disclosure, mobilization base, other laws, or industrial security rules.

Applies to: Acquisitions of supplies, except construction contracts and certain restricted items

What it requires

  • Review individual solicitations to determine whether the defense mobilization base restriction applies

Key terms: U.S. National Disclosure Policy · defense mobilization base · Canadian planned producers · industrial security requirements · construction contracts

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

The text

(a) This section applies to all acquisitions of supplies except those restricted by—

(1) U.S. National Disclosure Policy, DoDD 5230.11, Disclosure of Classified Military Information to Foreign Governments and International Organizations;

(2) U.S. defense mobilization base requirements purchased under the authority of FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(i), except for quantities in excess of that required to maintain the defense mobilization base. This restriction does not apply to Canadian planned producers.

(i) Review individual solicitations to determine whether this restriction applies.

(ii) Information concerning restricted items may be obtained from the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy;

(3) Other U.S. laws or regulations (e.g., the annual DoD appropriations act); and

(4) U.S. industrial security requirements.

(b) This section does not apply to construction contracts.

Sections it refers to

  • 6.302-3 Industrial mobilization; engineering, developmental, or research capability; or expert services.

← 225.872-1 General. · 225.872-3 Solicitation procedures. →

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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