DFARS 225.7003-2 Restrictions
Subsection Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 225.7003-2
- Type
- Subsection
- Supplements
- FAR Part 25 Foreign Acquisition
- Last amended
- 87 FR 76988 Effective Dec 30, 2022
- Text as of
- DFARS Change May 7, 2026
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this subsection.
Text
(a) The following restrictions implement 10 U.S.C. 4863. Except as provided in 225.7003-3 —
(1) Do not acquire the following items, or any components of the following items, unless any specialty metals contained in the items or components are melted or produced in the United States (also see guidance at 225.7003-2 (a)):
(i) Aircraft.
(ii) Missile or space systems.
(iii) Ships.
(iv) Tank or automotive items.
(v) Weapon systems.
(vi) Ammunition.
(2) Do not acquire a specialty metal (e.g., raw stock, including bar, billet, slab, wire, plate, and sheet; castings; and forgings) as an end item, unless the specialty metal is melted or produced in the United States. This restriction applies to specialty metal acquired by a contractor for delivery to DoD as an end item, in addition to specialty metal acquired by DoD directly from the entity that melted or produced the specialty metal.
(b) For more information on specialty metals restrictions and reporting of noncompliances, see https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/cp/ic/specialty-metals-restrictions.html .
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- DFARS 225.7003-3 Exceptions
- PGI 225.7003-2(a) Restrictions
Quick answers
What is DFARS 225.7003-2?
DFARS 225.7003-2 is a subsection of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Restrictions".
When was DFARS 225.7003-2 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Reorganization of Defense Acquisition Statutes (DFARS Case 2022-D018)" (87 FR 76988), published Dec 16, 2022 and effective Dec 30, 2022.
Are changes to DFARS 225.7003-2 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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