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252.225-7016

Restriction on Acquisition of Ball and Roller Bearings.
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Effective Date
JAN 2023
Active Deviations
2
Versions
2 (since 2016-12-22)
DEV
This clause is modified by 2 active class deviations
  • 2026-O0041 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 25)
    Add clause 252.225-7016
  • 2026-O0028 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 12)
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252.225-7016 Restriction on Acquisition of Ball and Roller Bearings.

As prescribed in 225.7009-5, use the following clause:

Restriction on Acquisition of Ball and Roller Bearings (JAN 2023)

(a)
Definitions.
As used in this clause—

(1)
Bearing component
means the bearing element, retainer, inner race, or outer race.

(2)
Component,
other than a bearing component, means any item supplied to the Government as part of an end product or of another component.

(3)
End product
means supplies delivered under a line item of this contract.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause—

(1) Each ball and roller bearing delivered under this contract shall be manufactured in the United States, its outlying areas, or Canada; and

(2) For each ball or roller bearing, the cost of the bearing components manufactured in the United States, its outlying areas, or Canada shall exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the bearing components of that ball or roller bearing.

(c) The restriction in paragraph (b) of this clause does not apply to ball or roller bearings that are acquired as—

(1) Commercial components of an other than commercial end product; or

(2) Commercial or other than commercial components of a commercial component of an other than commercial end product.

(d) The restriction in paragraph (b) of this clause may be waived upon request from the Contractor in accordance with subsection 225.7009-4 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement.

(e) If this contract includes DFARS clause 252.225-7009, Restriction on Acquisition of Certain Articles Containing Specialty Metals, all bearings that contain specialty metals, as defined in that clause, must meet the requirements of that clause.

(f)
Subcontracts.
The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (f), in all subcontracts, except those for—

(1) Commercial products; or

(2) Items that do not contain ball or roller bearings.

(End of clause)

[75 FR 76300, Dec. 8, 2010, as amended at 76 FR 32843, June 6, 2011; 88 FR 6591, Jan. 31, 2023]
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.

View deviation: 2026-O0041 → · View deviation: 2026-O0028 →

R-DFARS Prescription Source

This clause is prescribed in the R-DFARS by the following deviation:

  • 2026-O0041 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 25) (DFARS Part 225)
    Add clause 252.225-7016
225.7009-5
Use the clause at 252.225-7016 , Restriction on Acquisition of Ball and Roller Bearings, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, unless--
(a) The items being acquired are commercial products other than ball or roller bearings acquired as end items;
(b) The items being acquired do not contain ball and roller bearings; or
(c) A waiver has been granted in accordance with 225.7009-4 .
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-O0041 (DFARS Part 225)
2026-O0041: DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 25) — DFARS Part 225

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DFARS DFARS Supplement (eCFR) ⚠ May be superseded by RFO 225.7009-5
Use the clause at 252.225-7016 , Restriction on Acquisition of Ball and Roller Bearings, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, unless--
(a) The items being acquired are commercial products other than ball or roller bearings acquired as end items;
(b) The items being acquired do not contain ball and roller bearings; or
(c) A waiver has been granted in accordance with 225.7009-4 .

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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.

2 versions tracked from 2016-12-22 to 2023-01-31.
JAN 2023 January 31, 2023 CURRENT
Removed in this version
Added in this version
Unchanged
DEC 2016 (previous)
JAN 2023 (current)
1 added, 1 removed
(1)
(1) Commercial items; or
(1)
(1) Commercial products; or
2 added, 2 removed
(f)
(f) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (f), in all subcontracts, except those for -
(f)
(f) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (f), in all subcontracts, except those for—
DEC 2016 December 22, 2016 SUBSTANTIVE
Earliest version available from the eCFR

Active Class Deviations

DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 25) Add clause 252.225-7016
MODIFIED
DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 12) Modify clause 252.225-7016
MODIFIED

Related Clauses

References

252.225-7009
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