FAR 52.225-13 - Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases

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Prescribed in 25.1103(a)

Effective Date:1 June 2008
Clause or Provision:Clause
Provision or Clause Number: 52.225-13 - Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases

Principle Type And/Or Purpose of Contract:
Required:Utility Services; Fixed Price, Supply; Cost Reimbursement, Supply; Fixed Price, R&D; Cost Reimbursement, R&D; Fixed Price, Service; Cost Reimbursement, Service; Fixed Price, Construction; Cost Reimbursement, Construction; Time & Material/Labor Hour; Leasing of Motor Vehicles; Communication Services; Dismantling, Demolition or Removal of Improvements; Architect-Engineering; Facilities; Indefinite Delivery; Transportation; Simplified Acquisition Procedures (Excludes Micro-Purchase); Utility Services; Commercial Items
Applicable:
Optional:
Subject:Foreign
ProcurementType:
Contract Threshold:
Prescription Overview:

Prescription

(a) Restrictions on certain foreign purchases. Insert the clause at 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases, in solicitations and contracts, unless an exception applies.

Clause Overview:

Clause

(a) Except as authorized by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in the Department of the Treasury, the Contractor shall not acquire, for use in the performance of this contract, any supplies or services if any proclamation, Executive order, or statute administered by OFAC, or if OFAC’s implementing regulations at 31 CFR Chapter V, would prohibit such a transaction by a person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.


(b) Except as authorized by OFAC, most transactions involving Cuba, Iran, and Sudan are prohibited, as are most imports from Burma or North Korea, into the United States or its outlying areas. Lists of entities and individuals subject to economic sanctions are included in OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons at http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/sdn. More information about these restrictions, as well as updates, is available in the OFAC’s regulations at 31 CFR Chapter V and/or on OFAC’s website at http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac.


(c) The Contractor shall insert this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts.

Important Notes/Requirements:

Include all solicitations and contracts, unless an exception applies.

Subcontract Threshold:
Incorporated by Reference:Yes
Uniform Contract Format:I
Editor:Marshall

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