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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 252: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 252.2

DFARS 252.223-7007 Safeguarding Sensitive Conventional Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives.

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 clause requires contractors to safeguard sensitive conventional arms, ammunition, and explosives (AA&E) by following the physical security standards in DoD Manual 5100.76. It also gives government representatives access to contractor and subcontractor facilities to check compliance, and requires notification of certain subcontracts.

Applies to: Contractors and subcontractors that develop, produce, manufacture, purchase, or receive as Government-furnished property sensitive conventional arms, ammunition, and explosives.

What it requires

  • Comply with DoD Manual 5100.76 as specified in the statement of work.
  • Allow DCSA and other government representatives access to facilities at all reasonable times for surveys, inspections, and investigations.
  • Notify the cognizant DCSA field office of any subcontract involving AA&E within 10 days after award of the subcontract.
  • Include this clause in all subcontracts at every tier for AA&E development, production, manufacture, purchase, or when AA&E is provided as Government-furnished property.

Key terms: Arms, ammunition, and explosives (AA&E) · DoD Manual 5100.76 · Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) · Government-furnished property · subcontract

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

The text

As prescribed in 223.7203, use the following clause:

Safeguarding Sensitive Conventional Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives (NOV 2023)

(a) Definition. As used in this clause—Arms, ammunition, and explosives (AA&E) means those items within the scope of DoD Manual 5100.76, Physical Security of Sensitive Conventional Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives.

(b) The requirements of DoD Manual 5100.76 apply to the following items of AA&E being developed, produced, manufactured, or purchased for the Government, or provided to the Contractor as Government-furnished property under this contract:

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the requirements of DoD Manual 5100.76, as specified in the statement of work. The edition of DoD Manual 5100.76 in effect on the date of issuance of the solicitation for this contract shall apply.

(d) The Contractor shall allow representatives of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), and representatives of other appropriate offices of the Government, access at all reasonable times into its facilities and those of its subcontractors, for the purpose of performing surveys, inspections, and investigations necessary to review compliance with the physical security standards applicable to this contract.

(e) The Contractor shall notify the cognizant DCSA field office of any subcontract involving AA&E within 10 days after award of the subcontract.

(f) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall ensure that the requirements of this clause are included in all subcontracts, at every tier—

(1) For the development, production, manufacture, or purchase of AA&E; or

(2) When AA&E will be provided to the subcontractor as Government-furnished property.

(g) Nothing in this clause shall relieve the Contractor of its responsibility for complying with applicable Federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, codes, and regulations (including requirements for obtaining licenses and permits) in connection with the performance of this contract.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 252.223-7006 Prohibition on Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or Hazardous Materials. · 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium. →

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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