FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 252: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 252.2
DFARS 252.225-7058 Postaward Disclosure of Employment of Individuals Who Work in the People's Republic of China.
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In plain English
This clause requires contractors to disclose whether they employ individuals who perform work in the People's Republic of China on certain Department of Defense contracts valued over $5 million. It applies to contracts that are not for commercial products or commercial services, and the disclosure must cover fiscal years 2023 and 2024. The clause also requires the contractor to include this clause in qualifying subcontracts.
Applies to: Contractors and subcontractors performing work on covered DoD contracts in the People's Republic of China
What it requires
- Disclose the total number of individuals who perform work in the People's Republic of China on covered contracts funded by DoD.
- Disclose a description of the physical presence, including street address or addresses in the People's Republic of China, where work on the covered contract is performed.
- Insert this clause, including paragraph (c), without alteration other than to identify the appropriate parties, in all subcontracts that meet the definition of a covered contract.
Key terms: Covered contract · Covered entity · People's Republic of China · Subcontracts
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
As prescribed in 225.7021-4(b), use the following clause:
Postaward Disclosure of Employment of Individuals Who Work In the People's Republic of China (JAN 2023)
(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—
Covered contract means any DoD contract or subcontract with a value in excess of $5 million, not including contracts for commercial products and commercial services.
Covered entity means any corporation, company, limited liability company, limited partnership, business trust, business association, or other similar entity, including any subsidiary thereof, performing work on a covered contract in the People's Republic of China, including by leasing or owning real property used in the performance of the covered contract in the People's Republic of China.
(b) Disclosure requirement. (1) In accordance with section 855 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Pub. L. 117-81, 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.), DoD may not award, extend, or exercise an option on a covered contract with a covered entity unless such covered entity submits each required disclosure of its use of workforce and facilities in the People's Republic of China, if it employs one or more individuals who perform work in the People's Republic of China on a covered contract.
(2) If the Contractor is a covered entity, the Contractor shall disclose for the Government's fiscal years 2023 and 2024, the Contractor's employment of one or more individuals who perform work in the People's Republic of China on any covered contract. The disclosures shall include—
(i) The total number of such individuals who perform work in the People's Republic of China on the covered contracts funded by DoD; and
(ii) A description of the physical presence, including street address or addresses in the People's Republic of China, where work on the covered contract is performed.
(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert this clause, including this paragraph (c), without alteration other than to identify the appropriate parties, in all subcontracts that meet the definition of a covered contract.
(End of clause)
Sections it refers to
- 225.7021-4 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
Sections that refer to it
- 225.7021-4 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
- 252.225-7057 Preaward Disclosure of Employment of Individuals Who Work in the People's Republic of China.
← 252.225-7057 Preaward Disclosure of Employment of Individuals Who Work in the People's Republic of China. · 252.225-7059 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region-Representation. →
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.