DEV
This clause is modified by 2 active class deviations
- 2026-O0042 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 9)
- 2026-O0002 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 1)
252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism. As prescribed in 209.409, use the following clause: Subcontracting With Firms That Are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country That Is a State Sponsor of Terrorism (MAY 2019) (a) Unless the Government determines that there is a compelling reason to do so, the Contractor shall not enter into any subcontract in excess of the threshold specified in Federal Acquisition Regulation 9.405-2(b) on the date of subcontract award with a firm, or a subsidiary of a firm, that is identified in the Exclusions section of the System for Award Management System (SAM Exclusions) as being ineligible for the award of Defense contracts or subcontracts because it is owned or controlled by the government of a country that is a state sponsor of terrorism. (b) A corporate officer or a designee of the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer, in writing, before entering into a subcontract with a party that is identified, in SAM Exclusions, as being ineligible for the award of Defense contracts or subcontracts because it is owned or controlled by the government of a country that is a state sponsor of terrorism. The notice must include the name of the proposed subcontractor and the compelling reason(s) for doing business with the subcontractor notwithstanding its inclusion in SAM Exclusions. (End of clause) [79 FR 73490, Dec. 11, 2014, as amended at 80 FR 36905, June 26, 2015; 84 FR 25187, May 31, 2019]
Change History
| Date | Authority | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | 2026-O0042 | RFO_CLAUSE_MODIFIED | R-DFARS 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism updated from deviation 2026-O0042. |
| 2026-02-17 | 2026-O0042 | RFO_CLAUSE_MODIFIED | R-DFARS 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the updated from deviation 2026-O0042. |
| 2026-02-17 | 2026-O0042 | RFO_CLAUSE_MODIFIED | R-DFARS 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the updated from deviation 2026-O0042. |
| 2026-02-01 | 2026-O0002 | RFO_CLAUSE_ADDED | R-DFARS 252.209-7004 0704-0187 added from deviation 2026-O0002. |
RFO
Prescription superseded under the RFO
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This clause is prescribed in the R-DFARS by the following deviation:
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2026-O0042
— DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 9)
(DFARS Part 209)
Add clause 252.209-7004
209.409
Use the clause at 252.209-7004, Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism, in solicitations and contracts with a value of $200,000 or more.
Prescription data sourced from eCFR as of 2026-06-15 02:15 UTC.
Cross-references within the prescription are not resolved automatically.
Regulatory Stack
The layers of regulation that govern this clause, from the FAR prescription through agency-specific supplements and any active deviations.
R-DFARS
R-DFARS Prescription
Per Deviation 2026-O0042 (DFARS Part 209)
2026-O0042: DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 9) — DFARS Part 209
DFARS
DFARS Supplement (eCFR)
⚠ May be superseded by RFO
209.409
Use the clause at 252.209-7004, Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism, in solicitations and contracts with a value of $200,000 or more.
Version History
Version history is sourced from the codified eCFR. Changes published only as class deviations or by the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul do not appear here until they are incorporated into the eCFR. For RFO-driven changes see the RFO Version tab and any active deviations cited above.
2 versions tracked from 2016-12-22 to 2019-05-31.
MAY 2019
May 31, 2019
CURRENT
SUBSTANTIVE
Removed in this version
Added in this version
Unchanged
DEC 2016 (previous)
MAY 2019 (current)
14 added, 1 removed
(a)
(a) Unless the Government determines that there is a compelling reason to do so, the Contractor shall not enter into any subcontract in excess of $35,000 with a firm, or a subsidiary of a firm, that is identified in the Exclusions section of the System for Award Management System (SAM Exclusions) as being ineligible for the award of Defense contracts or subcontracts because it is owned or controlled by the government of a country that is a state sponsor of terrorism.
(a)
(a) Unless the Government determines that there is a compelling reason to do so, the Contractor shall not enter into any subcontract in excess of the threshold specified in Federal Acquisition Regulation 9.405-2(b) on the date of subcontract award with a firm, or a subsidiary of a firm, that is identified in the Exclusions section of the System for Award Management System (SAM Exclusions) as being ineligible for the award of Defense contracts or subcontracts because it is owned or controlled by the government of a country that is a state sponsor of terrorism.
DEC 2016
December 22, 2016
SUBSTANTIVE
Earliest version available from the eCFR
Active Class Deviations
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