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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 25: Foreign Acquisition › Subpart 25.3

FAR 25.301-1 Scope.

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 defines when FAR 25.301-1 applies: contracts that require contractor personnel to work outside the United States in a designated operational area during certain operations, or when supporting a diplomatic or consular mission at a danger pay post or as determined by the contracting officer. It also clarifies that the section does not apply to personal services contracts unless agency procedures say otherwise.

Applies to: Contracts requiring contractor personnel to perform outside the United States in specified operational areas or diplomatic/consular missions.

Key terms: designated operational area · contingency operations · humanitarian or peacekeeping operations · danger pay post · personal services 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 contracts requiring contractor personnel to perform outside the United States—

(1) In a designated operational area during—

(i) Contingency operations;

(ii) Humanitarian or peacekeeping operations; or

(iii) Other military operations or military exercises, when designated by the combatant commander; or

(2) When supporting a diplomatic or consular mission—

(i) That has been designated by the Department of State as a danger pay post (see https://aoprals.state.gov/”; or

(ii) That the contracting officer determines is a post at which application of the clause at FAR 52.225-19, Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission outside the United States, is appropriate.

(b) Any of the types of operations listed in paragraph (a)(1) of this section may include stability operations such as—

(1) Establishment or maintenance of a safe and secure environment; or

(2) Provision of emergency infrastructure reconstruction, humanitarian relief, or essential governmental services (until feasible to transition to local government).

(c) This section does not apply to personal services contracts (see FAR 37.104), unless specified otherwise in agency procedures.

Sections it refers to

  • 52.225-19 Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States.
  • 37.104 Personal services contracts.

← 25.301 Contractor personnel in a designated operational area or supporting a diplomatic or consular mission outside the United States. · 25.301-2 Government support. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 25

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

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