DFARS 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors

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Prescribed in 225.1101(3)
Effective Date:	1 December 2012
Clause or Provision:	Clause
Provision or Clause Number:	S 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors
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Prescription Overview:	Prescription (3) Use the clause at 252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors, in solicitations and contracts that include the basic or one of the alternates of the following clauses: (i) 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program. (ii) 252.225-7021, Trade Agreements. (iii) 252.225-7036, Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program.
Clause Overview:	Clause QUALIFYING COUNTRY SOURCES AS SUBCONTRACTORS (DEC 2012) (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: Australia Austria Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Finland France Germany Greece Israel Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. (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.
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Editor:	Marshall

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