48 CFR § 252.225-7002 - 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors.

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title: "48 CFR § 252.225-7002 - 252.225-7002   Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "252.225-7002"
section_name: "252.225-7002   Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors."
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chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
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# 252.225-7002 252.225-7002   Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors.

As prescribed in 225.1101(3), use the following clause:

****Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors (MAR 2022)

(a) *Definition. Qualifying country,* as used in this clause, means a country with a reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding or international agreement with the United States in which both countries agree to remove barriers to purchases of supplies produced in the other country or services performed by sources of the other country, and the memorandum or agreement complies, where applicable, with the requirements of section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776) and with 10 U.S.C. 2457. Accordingly, the following are qualifying countries:

(b) Subject to the restrictions in section 225.872 of the Defense FAR Supplement, the Contractor shall not preclude qualifying country sources or U.S. sources from competing for subcontracts under this contract.

****(End of clause)

[68 FR 15634, Mar. 31, 2003, as amended at 77 FR 38737, June 29, 2012; 77 FR 76942, Dec. 31, 2012; 81 FR 50651, Aug. 2, 2016: 81 FR 93841, Dec. 22, 2016; 82 FR 61484, Dec. 28, 2017; 87 FR 15816, Mar. 18, 2022]