48 CFR § 225.872-8 - 225.872-8 Subcontracting with qualifying country sources.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s225.872-8"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 225.872-8 - 225.872-8 Subcontracting with qualifying country sources."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "225.872-8"
section_name: "225.872-8 Subcontracting with qualifying country sources."
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS"
part_number: "225"
part_name: "FOREIGN ACQUISITION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 36367, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "225"
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# 225.872-8 225.872-8 Subcontracting with qualifying country sources.
In reviewing contractor subcontracting procedures, the contracting officer shall ensure that the contract does not preclude qualifying country sources from competing for subcontracts, except when restricted by national security interest reasons, mobilization base considerations, or applicable U.S. laws or regulations (see the clause at 252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors).