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DFARS 252.225-7020 Trade Agreements Certificate.

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 provision requires offerors to certify the country of origin of the end products they will deliver under the contract. The Government will generally only consider offers of U.S.-made, qualifying country, or designated country end products, unless certain exceptions apply. Offerors must also list any products that are not from these accepted sources.

Applies to: Offerors responding to solicitations that include this provision

What it requires

  • Certify that each end product to be delivered is a U.S.-made, qualifying country, or designated country end product, except those listed in the provision
  • Identify any supplies that are other nondesignated country end products by line item number and country of origin

Key terms: designated country end product · nondesignated country end product · qualifying country end product · U.S.-made end product · national interest waiver

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

The text

Basic. As prescribed in 225.1101(5) and (5)(i), use the following provision:

Trade Agreements Certificate—Basic (NOV 2014)

(a) Definitions. Designated country end product, nondesignated country end product, qualifying country end product, and U.S.-made end product, as used in this provision have the meanings given in the Trade Agreements—Basic clause of this solicitation.

(b) Evaluation. The Government—

(1) Will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of part 225 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; and

(2) Will consider only offers of end products that are U.S.-made, qualifying country, or designated country end products unless—

(i) There are no offers of such end products;

(ii) The offers of such end products are insufficient to fulfill the Government's requirements; or

(iii) A national interest waiver has been granted.

(c) Certification and identification of country of origin. (1) For all line items subject to the Trade Agreements—Basic of this solicitation, the offeror certifies that each end product to be delivered under this contract, except those listed in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision, is a U.S.-made, qualifying country, or designated country end product.

(2) The following supplies are other nondesignated country end products:

(Line Item Number) (Country of Origin)

(End of provision)

Alternate I. As prescribed in 225.1101(5) and (5)(ii), use the following provision, which uses different paragraphs (a), (b)(2), and (c) than the basic provision:

Trade Agreements Certificate—Alternate I (NOV 2014)

(a) Definitions. Designated country end product, nondesignated country end product, qualifying country end product, South Caucasus/Central and South Asian (SC/CASA) state, South Caucasus/Central and South Asian (SC/CASA) state end product, and U.S.-made end product, as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the Trade Agreements—Alternate I clause of this solicitation.

(b) Evaluation. The Government—

(1) Will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of part 225 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; and

(2) Will consider only offers of end products that are U.S.-made, qualifying country, SC/CASA state, or designated country end products unless—

(i) There are no offers of such end products;

(ii) The offers of such end products are insufficient to fulfill the Government's requirements; or

(iii) A national interest waiver has been granted.

(c) Certification and identification of country of origin.

(1) For all line items subject to the Trade Agreement—Alternate I clause of this solicitation, the offeror certifies that each end product to be delivered under this contract, except those listed in paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of this provision, is a U.S.-made, qualifying country, SC/CASA state, or designated country end product.

(2)(i) The following supplies are SC/CASA state end products:

(ii) The following are other nondesignated country end products:

(End of provision)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

  • 204.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
  • 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
  • 225.1101 Acquisition of supplies.
  • 225.7703-4 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

← 252.225-7019 Restriction on Acquisition of Anchor and Mooring Chain. · 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements. →

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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