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DFARS 226.570-2 Contract clause.

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 officers when to include the Drug-Free Work Force clause (252.226-7003) in solicitations and contracts. It applies when classified information is involved or when the contracting officer decides the clause is needed for national security or health and safety reasons. It also lists situations where the clause must not be used, such as for commercial products and services or below the simplified acquisition threshold.

Applies to: Solicitations and contracts subject to DFARS

What it requires

  • Use the clause at 252.226-7003 in solicitations and contracts that invoke access to classified information
  • Use the clause when the contracting officer determines it is necessary for national security or health/safety reasons
  • Do not use the clause for commercial products and commercial services
  • Do not use the clause when performance is outside the United States and its outlying areas, unless the contracting officer determines inclusion is in the Government's best interest

Key terms: Drug-Free Work Force · classified information · national security · commercial products · commercial services

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

The text

(a) Use the clause at 252.226-7003, Drug-Free Work Force, in all solicitations and contracts--

(1) That invoke access to classified information; or

(2) When the contracting officer determines that the clause is necessary for reasons of national security or for the purpose of protecting the health or safety of those using or affected by the product of, or performance of, the contract.

(b) Do not use the clause in solicitations or contracts--

(1) For commercial products and commercial services;

(2) When performance or partial performance will be outside the United States and its outlying areas, unless the contracting officer determines such inclusion to be in the best interest of the Government; or

(3) When the value of the acquistion is at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 226.570-1 Policy. · 226.7100 Scope of subpart. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 226

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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