DFARS Index for Small Federal Contractors
Domestic Sourcing
252.225-7001 · Buy American and Balance of Payments Program
The DoD version of Buy American: requires domestic (or qualifying country) end products. Qualifying countries — close U.S. allies with reciprocal procurement agreements — are treat…
252.225-7009 · Restriction on Acquisition of Certain Articles Containing Specialty Metals
Specialty metals (certain steel, titanium, zirconium alloys, etc.) incorporated in delivered items must be melted or produced in the U.S. or a qualifying country, with limited exce…
252.225-7048 · Export-Controlled Items
Reminds contractors they must comply with U.S. export control laws (ITAR and EAR) when performing DoD contracts, including controls on releasing technical data to foreign persons.
Quality & Inspection
252.246-7007 · Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and Avoidance System
Requires covered contractors supplying electronic parts to maintain a counterfeit-detection and avoidance system, including supply chain traceability to the original manufacturer.
252.246-7008 · Sources of Electronic Parts
Requires contractors to obtain electronic parts from the original manufacturer, its authorized dealers, or suppliers that obtain parts exclusively from those sources — with notific…
252.246-7000 · Material Inspection and Receiving Report
Requires the contractor to prepare a material inspection and receiving report (the WAWF/PIEE receiving report, historically the DD Form 250) at the time of each delivery.
Packaging & Marking
252.211-7003 · Item Unique Identification and Valuation (IUID)
Requires unique item identification (machine-readable UII marks) for delivered items above $5,000 in unit cost, items designated by the requiring activity, and certain serially man…
252.211-7006 · Passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
Requires passive RFID tags on case and palletized-unit-load packaging for shipments to designated DoD distribution depots and locations, with tag data submitted via the electronic …
Payment
252.232-7003 · Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports
Requires payment requests and receiving reports to be submitted electronically through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) in the PIEE environment, with narrow exceptions.
252.232-7009 · Mandatory Payment by Governmentwide Commercial Purchase Card
For designated micro-purchase-range orders, requires the contractor to accept payment by the governmentwide commercial purchase card.
Cybersecurity & Compliance
252.204-7012 · Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting
Where covered defense information (CDI/CUI) is involved, requires NIST SP 800-171 security controls on contractor systems and rapid reporting (72 hours) of cyber incidents to DoD.
252.204-7020 · NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements
Requires contractors subject to NIST SP 800-171 to have a current assessment score posted in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) before award.