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

FAR 25.301-3 Weapons.

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 the contracting officer to follow agency procedures and the weapons policy set by the combatant commander or chief of mission when authorizing contractor personnel to carry weapons. It matters to contractors because it points to the clause at 52.225-19, which governs personnel in designated operational areas or supporting diplomatic or consular missions outside the United States.

Applies to: Contracting officers authorizing contractor personnel to carry weapons

What it requires

  • Follow agency procedures when authorizing contractor personnel to carry weapons
  • Follow the weapons policy established by the combatant commander or the chief of mission when authorizing contractor personnel to carry weapons

Key terms: contracting officer · agency procedures · weapons policy · combatant commander · chief of mission

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

The text

The contracting officer shall follow agency procedures and the weapons policy established by the combatant commander or the chief of mission when authorizing contractor personnel to carry weapons (see paragraph (i) of the clause at 52.225-19, Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission outside the United States).

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.

Sections that refer to it

  • 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.

← 25.301-2 Government support. · 25.301-4 Contract clause. →

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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