48 CFR § 225.7023-3 - 225.7023-3 Exceptions.

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title: "48 CFR § 225.7023-3 - 225.7023-3   Exceptions."
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title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
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section_name: "225.7023-3   Exceptions."
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chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
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# 225.7023-3 225.7023-3   Exceptions.

The restriction in section 225.7023-2 does not apply to acquisitions—

(a) Of covered items for use outside of the United States;

(b) At or below $200,000; or

(c)(1) If the head of the contracting activity determines that a covered item of satisfactory quality and quantity, in the required form, cannot be procured as and when needed from nations other than a covered country to meet requirements at a reasonable price.

(2) The contracting officer shall include a copy of any such determination in the contract file.

[88 FR 6603, Jan. 31, 2023, as amended at 90 FR 41486, Aug. 25, 2025]