SpendQueryBeta

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

DFARS 252.225-7028 Exclusionary policies and practices of foreign governments.

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 prohibits the Contractor and its subcontractors from considering a foreign government's exclusionary policies or practices when employing or assigning personnel for this contract. It matters because it ensures personnel decisions are not influenced by discriminatory foreign government policies based on race, religion, national origin, or sex.

Applies to: Contractors and subcontractors performing this contract

What it requires

  • Do not take into account the exclusionary policies or practices of any foreign government in employing or assigning personnel
  • Ensure subcontractors also do not take such policies or practices into account

Key terms: exclusionary policies or practices · foreign government · employing or assigning personnel · race · religion

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

The text

As prescribed in 225.7307(b), use the following clause:

Exclusionary Policies and Practices of Foreign Governments (APR 2003)

The Contractor and its subcontractors shall not take into account the exclusionary policies or practices of any foreign government in employing or assigning personnel, if—

(a) The personnel will perform functions required by this contract, either in the United States or abroad; and

(b) The exclusionary policies or practices of the foreign government are based on race, religion, national origin, or sex.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

  • 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
  • 225.7307 Contract clauses.

← 252.225-7027 Restriction on contingent fees for foreign military sales. · 252.225-7029 Acquisition of Uniform Components for Afghan Military or Afghan National Police. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 252

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

DFARS 252.225-7028 Exclusionary policies and practices of foreign governments · SpendQuery