FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 225: Foreign Acquisition › Subpart 225.8
DFARS 225.872-5 Contract administration.
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 personnel how contract administration works for qualifying countries under reciprocal defense arrangements. Some of these arrangements cost neither government anything, and the section explains how to find out whether one exists and what functions it covers. It also points to separate procedures and quality assurance guidance.
Applies to: Contract administration involving qualifying countries under DFARS 225.872
What it requires
- Contact the Office of the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (Contract Policy) by email to determine whether a reciprocal arrangement has been negotiated and what contract administration functions are covered
- Follow the contract administration procedures at PGI 225.872-5(b)
Key terms: qualifying countries · reciprocal contract administration services · contract administration functions · quality assurance delegations · PGI
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) Arrangements exist with some qualifying countries to provide reciprocal contract administration services. Some arrangements are at no cost to either government. To determine whether such an arrangement has been negotiated and what contract administration functions are covered, contact the Office of the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (Contract Policy) via email at [email protected].
(b) Follow the contract administration procedures at PGI 225.872-5(b).
(c) Information on quality assurance delegations to foreign governments is in Subpart 246.4, Government Contract Quality Assurance.
← 225.872-4 Individual determinations. · 225.872-6 Request for audit services. →
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.