DFARS 225.872-1 General
Subsection Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 225.872-1
- Type
- Subsection
- Supplements
- FAR Subpart 25.8 Other International Agreements and Coordination
- Last amended
- 87 FR 15815 Effective Mar 18, 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) As a result of memoranda of understanding and other international agreements, DoD has determined it inconsistent with the public interest to apply restrictions of the Buy American statute or the Balance of Payments Program to the acquisition of qualifying country end products from the following qualifying countries:
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
Estonia
Federal Republic of Germany
Finland
France
Greece
Israel
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
(b) Individual acquisitions of qualifying country end products from the following qualifying country may, on a purchase-by-purchase basis (see 225.872-4 ), be exempted from application of the Buy American statute and the Balance of Payments Program as inconsistent with the public interest:
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(c) The determination in paragraph (a) of this subsection does not limit the authority of the Secretary concerned to restrict acquisitions to domestic sources or reject an otherwise acceptable offer from a qualifying country source when considered necessary for national defense reasons.
Federal Register history
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Sections cited
- DFARS 225.872-4 Individual determinations
Quick answers
What is DFARS 225.872-1?
DFARS 225.872-1 is a subsection of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "General".
When was DFARS 225.872-1 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: New Qualifying County-Lithuania (DFARS Case 2022-D012)" (87 FR 15815), published Mar 18, 2022 and effective Mar 18, 2022.
Are changes to DFARS 225.872-1 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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