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DFARS 252.236-7011 Overseas architect-engineer services—Restriction to United States firms.

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 restricts awards for overseas architect-engineer services to United States firms or joint ventures of United States and host nation firms. It defines a United States firm as one incorporated in the U.S. with corporate headquarters in the U.S., a history of filing required tax returns and paying taxes, and U.S. citizens in key management positions. By submitting an offer, the offeror confirms it meets this status.

Applies to: Offerors on solicitations for overseas architect-engineer services

What it requires

  • Confirm by submission of offer that you are a United States firm or a joint venture of United States and host nation firms

Key terms: United States firm · joint venture of United States and host nation firms · key management positions

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

The text

As prescribed in 236.609-70, use the following provision:

Overseas Architect-Engineer Services—Restriction to United States Firms (JAN 1997)

(a) Definition. United States firm, as used in this provision, means a firm incorporated in the United States that complies with the following:

(1) The corporate headquarters are in the United States;

(2) The firm has filed corporate and employment tax returns in the United States for a minimum of 12 years (if required), has filed State and Federal income tax returns (if required) for 2 years, and has paid any taxes due as a result of these filings; and

(3) The firm employs United States citizens in key management positions.

(b) Restriction. Military construction appropriations acts restrict award of a contract, resulting from this solicitation, to a United States firm or a joint venture of United States and host nation firms.

(c) Status. The offeror confirms, by submission of its offer, that it is a United States firm or a joint venture of United States and host nation firms.

(End of provision)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 252.236-7010 Overseas military construction—Preference for United States firms. · 252.236-7012 Military construction on Kwajalein Atoll—evaluation preference. →

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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