FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases
Clause Federal Acquisition Regulation Feb 2021 version
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 52.225-13
- Type
- Clause
- Current version
- February 2021
- Prescribed in
- FAR 25.1103(a)
- Last amended
- 86 FR 3687 Effective Feb 16, 2021
- Text as of
- FAC 2026-01
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this clause.
Text
As prescribed in 25.1103(a), insert the following clause:
Restrictions on certain foreign purchases (Feb 2021)
(a) Except as authorized by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in the Department of the Treasury, the Contractor shall not acquire, for use in the performance of this contract, any supplies or services if any proclamation, Executive order, or statute administered by OFAC, or if OFAC’s implementing regulations at 31 CFR ChapterV, would prohibit such a transaction by a person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(b) Except as authorized by OFAC, most transactions involving Cuba, Iran, and Sudan are prohibited, as are most imports from Burma or North Korea, into the United States or its outlying areas. Lists of entities and individuals subject to economic sanctions are included in OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons at https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/specially-designated-nationals-and-blocked-persons-list-sdn-human-readable-lists. More information about these restrictions, as well as updates, is available in the OFAC’s regulations at 31 CFR ChapterV and/or on OFAC’s website at https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/office-of-foreign-assets-control-sanctions-programs-and-information.
(c) The Contractor shall insert this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts.
(End of clause)
Federal Register history
Quick answers
What is FAR 52.225-13?
FAR 52.225-13 is a clause of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases".
What is the current version of FAR 52.225-13?
The current version is dated February 2021.
Where is FAR 52.225-13 prescribed?
It is prescribed in FAR 25.1103(a), Other provisions and clauses.
When was FAR 52.225-13 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments" (86 FR 3687), published Jan 14, 2021 and effective Feb 16, 2021.
Are changes to FAR 52.225-13 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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