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252.223-7009

Prohibition of Procurement of Fluorinated Fire-Fighting Agent for Use on Military Installations.
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Effective Date
MAR 2024
Active Deviations
2
Versions
3 (since 2023-10-01)
DEV
This clause is modified by 2 active class deviations
  • 2026-O0028 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 12)
  • 2026-O0018 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 23)
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252.223-7009 Prohibition of Procurement of Fluorinated Fire-Fighting Agent for Use on Military Installations.

As prescribed in 223.7404, use the following clause:

Prohibition of Procurement of Fluorinated Fire-Fighting Agent for Use on Military Installations (MAR 2024)

(a)
Definitions.
As used in this clause,
perfluoroalkyl substances
and
polyfluoroalkyl substances
have the meanings given in section 322(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Pub. L. 116-92).

(b)
Prohibition.
The Contractor shall not provide or use under this contract any fire-fighting agent that contains perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances in excess of one part per billion.

(c)
Subcontracts.
The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts, including subcontracts for commercial products and commercial services, relating to fire-fighting on a military installation.

(End of clause)

[89 FR 20871, Mar. 26, 2024]
RFO
Prescription superseded under the RFO

The prescription shown below is from the codified eCFR. The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul relocates this clause's prescription as follows:

  • 212.301212.205-70 (prescriptive text also revised)

See the deviation memorandum for the current prescription authority.

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223.7404
Use the clause at 252.223-7009, Prohibition of Procurement of Fluorinated Fire-Fighting Agent for Use on Military Installations, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, relating to fire-fighting on military installations.
Prescription data sourced from eCFR as of 2026-06-10 03:16 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-O0028 (DFARS Part 212/223)
2026-O0028: DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 12) — DFARS Part 212
2026-O0018: DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 23) — DFARS Part 223

View Deviation 2026-O0028 → · View Deviation 2026-O0018 →

DFARS DFARS Supplement (eCFR) ⚠ May be superseded by RFO 223.7404
Use the clause at 252.223-7009, Prohibition of Procurement of Fluorinated Fire-Fighting Agent for Use on Military Installations, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, relating to fire-fighting on military installations.

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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.

3 versions tracked from 2023-10-01 to 2024-03-26.
MAR 2024 March 26, 2024 CURRENT SUBSTANTIVE
Removed in this version
Added in this version
Unchanged
FEB 2024 (previous)
MAR 2024 (current)
3 removed
(b)
(b) Prohibition. The Contractor shall not provide or use under this contract any aqueous film-forming foam fire-fighting agent that contains perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances in excess of one part per billion.
(b)
(b) Prohibition. The Contractor shall not provide or use under this contract any fire-fighting agent that contains perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances in excess of one part per billion.
FEB 2024 February 15, 2024 SUBSTANTIVE
OCT 2023 October 1, 2023 SUBSTANTIVE
Earliest version available from the eCFR

Active Class Deviations

DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 12) Modify clause 252.223-7009
MODIFIED
DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 23) Modify clause 252.223-7009
MODIFIED
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