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DFARS 252.222-7000 Restrictions on employment of personnel.

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 DFARS clause requires the contractor to hire local residents for work performed in a specified place, as long as those residents have or can quickly acquire the needed craft or trade skills. It also requires the contractor to pass this same requirement down to every subcontract. It matters because it limits who a contractor may hire for that portion of the work and creates a flow-down obligation.

Applies to: Contractors and subcontractors performing contract work in the location specified in the clause

What it requires

  • Employ individuals who are residents of the specified place for that portion of the contract work
  • Ensure those individuals possess or can promptly acquire the necessary craft or trade skills
  • Insert the substance of this clause, including paragraph (b), in each subcontract awarded under this contract

Key terms: Contractor · residents · craft or trade · subcontract · clause

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

The text

As prescribed in 222.7004, use the following clause:

Restrictions on Employment of Personnel (MAR 2000)

(a) The Contractor shall employ, for the purpose of performing that portion of the contract work in ________, individuals who are residents thereof and who, in the case of any craft or trade, possess or would be able to acquire promptly the necessary skills to perform the contract.

(b) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (b), in each subcontract awarded under this contract.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 252.219-7012 Competition for Religious-Related Services. · 252.222-7001 [Reserved] →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 252

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

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