FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 252: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 252.2
DFARS 252.225-7026 Acquisition Restricted to Products or Services from Afghanistan.
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 restricts what a contractor may deliver under a contract to which it is attached: only products mined, produced, or manufactured in Afghanistan, or services performed in Afghanistan predominantly by Afghan citizens or permanent resident aliens. It matters because delivering anything else would violate the contract requirement.
Applies to: Contractors awarded contracts that include this clause
What it requires
- Provide only products from Afghanistan or services from Afghanistan under this contract
Key terms: Product from Afghanistan · Service from Afghanistan · mined, produced, or manufactured in Afghanistan · performed in Afghanistan predominantly by citizens or permanent resident aliens
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
As prescribed in 225.7703-4(c), use the following clause:
Acquisition Restricted to Products or Services From Afghanistan (SEP 2013)
(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—
(1) “Product from Afghanistan” means a product that is mined, produced, or manufactured in Afghanistan.
(2) “Service from Afghanistan” means a service including construction that is performed in Afghanistan predominantly by citizens or permanent resident aliens of Afghanistan.
(b) The Contractor shall provide only products from Afghanistan or services from Afghanistan under this contract.
(End of clause)
Sections it refers to
- 225.7703-4 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
Sections that refer to it
- 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.
← 252.225-7025 Restriction on acquisition of forgings. · 252.225-7027 Restriction on contingent fees for foreign military sales. →
Rule changes for DFARS Part 252
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Modifications to Printed Circuit Board Acquisition Restrictions (DFARS Case 2022-D011) ↗ · proposed 2026-07-02 · comments due 2026-08-31
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Certification Requirement for Military Recruitment Advertising (DFARS Case 2024-D022) ↗ · proposed 2026-06-25 · comments due 2026-08-24
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Small Purchase Exception for the Acquisition of U.S. Flags (DFARS Case 2024-D013) ↗ · proposed 2026-06-25 · comments due 2026-08-24
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Mitigating Risks Related to Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (DFARS Case 2021-D011) ↗ · proposed 2026-05-07 · comments due 2026-07-06
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements (DFARS Case 2019-D041) ↗ · final rule 2025-09-10 · effective 2025-11-10
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Limitation on Certain Institutes of Higher Education (DFARS Case 2024-D023); Correction ↗ · final rule 2025-08-28 · effective 2025-08-28
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Disclosure of DoD Funding in Technical Publications (DFARS Case 2024-D003) ↗ · proposed 2025-08-25 · comments due 2025-10-24
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Limitation on Certain Institutes of Higher Education (DFARS Case 2024-D023) ↗ · final rule 2025-08-25 · effective 2025-08-25
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.