FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 25: Foreign Acquisition › Subpart 25.11
FAR 25.1103 Other provisions and clauses.
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 which foreign-purchase related provisions and clauses to put into solicitations and contracts. It matters to contractors because it determines which certifications, representations, and clauses they will see and must comply with when bidding on or performing certain contracts.
Applies to: Contracting officers preparing solicitations and contracts involving foreign purchases, translations, foreign currency, Sudan, or Iran
Key terms: solicitation · contract · clause · provision · contracting officer
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) Restrictions on certain foreign purchases. Insert the clause at 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases, in solicitations and contracts, unless an exception applies.
(b) Translations. Insert the clause at 52.225-14, Inconsistency Between English Version and Translation of Contract, in solicitations and contracts if anticipating translation into another language.
(c) Foreign currency offers. Insert the provision at 52.225-17, Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers, in solicitations that permit the use of other than a specified currency. Insert in the provision the source of the rate to be used in the evaluation of offers.
(d) The contracting officer shall include in each solicitation for the acquisition of other than commercial products or commercial services the provision at 52.225-20, Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan—Certification.
(e) The contracting officer shall include in all solicitations the provision at 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications.
Sections it refers to
- 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases.
- 52.225-14 Inconsistency between English Version and Translation of Contract.
- 52.225-17 Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers.
- 52.225-20 Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan—Certification.
- 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications.
Sections that refer to it
- 14.201-6 Solicitation provisions.
- 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases.
- 52.225-14 Inconsistency between English Version and Translation of Contract.
- 52.225-17 Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers.
- 52.225-20 Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan—Certification.
- 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications.
← 25.1102 Acquisition of construction.
Rule changes for FAR Part 25
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements Thresholds ↗ · final rule 2026-03-13 · effective 2026-03-13
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds ↗ · final rule 2025-08-27 · effective 2025-10-01
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: List of Domestically Nonavailable Articles ↗ · final rule 2025-05-12 · effective 2025-06-11
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Improving Consistency Between Procurement and Nonprocurement Procedures on Suspension and Debarment ↗ · final rule 2025-01-03 · effective 2025-01-17
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-12-16 · effective 2025-01-03
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds ↗ · proposed 2024-11-29 · comments due 2025-01-28
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: List of Domestically Nonavailable Articles ↗ · proposed 2024-10-23 · comments due 2024-12-23
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-07-30 · effective 2024-08-29
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.