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252.247-7025

Reflagging or Repair Work.
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Effective Date
OCT 2024
Active Deviations
2
Versions
3 (since 2016-12-22)
DEV
This clause is modified by 2 active class deviations
  • 2026-O0047 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 47)
    Add clause 252.247-7025
  • 2026-O0028 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 12)
    Add clause 252.247-7025
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252.247-7025 Reflagging or Repair Work.

As prescribed in 247.574(b), use the following clause:

Reflagging or Repair Work (OCT 2024)

(a)
Definitions.
As used in this clause—

Corrective and preventive maintenance or repair
means—

(1) Maintenance or repair actions performed as a result of a failure in order to return or restore equipment to acceptable performance levels; and

(2) Scheduled maintenance or repair actions to prevent or discover functional failures.

Reflagging or repair work
means work performed on a vessel—

(1) To enable the vessel to meet applicable standards to become a vessel of the United States; or

(2) To convert the vessel to a more useful military configuration.

(b)
Requirement.
Unless DoD waives this requirement, the Contractor shall ensure performance of the following in the United States or its outlying areas:

(1) Reflagging or repair work, if the reflagging or repair work is performed—

(i) On a vessel for which the Contractor submitted an offer in response to the solicitation for this contract; and

(ii) Prior to acceptance of the vessel by the Government.

(2) Corrective and preventive maintenance or repair work for the duration of the contract, to the greatest extent practicable.

(End of clause)

[89 FR 78996, Sept. 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Prescription superseded under the RFO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:

  • 212.301212.205-71 (prescriptive text also revised)

See the deviation memorandum for the current prescription authority.

View deviation: 2026-O0047 → · View deviation: 2026-O0028 →

R-DFARS Prescription Source

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

  • 2026-O0047 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 47) (DFARS Part 247)
    Add clause 252.247-7025
  • 2026-O0028 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 12) (DFARS Part 212)
    Add clause 252.247-7025
247.574(b)
(b) Use the clause at 252.247-7025, Reflagging or Repair Work, in all time charter solicitations and contracts, including time charter solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, that are for the use of a vessel for the transportation of supplies, unless a waiver has been granted in accordance with 247.572 (c)(2).
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-O0047 (DFARS Part 247/212)
2026-O0047: DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 47) — DFARS Part 247
2026-O0028: DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 12) — DFARS Part 212

View Deviation 2026-O0047 → · View Deviation 2026-O0028 →

DFARS DFARS Supplement (eCFR) ⚠ May be superseded by RFO 247.574(b)
(b) Use the clause at 252.247-7025, Reflagging or Repair Work, in all time charter solicitations and contracts, including time charter solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, that are for the use of a vessel for the transportation of supplies, unless a waiver has been granted in accordance with 247.572 (c)(2).

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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 2016-12-22 to 2024-10-01.
OCT 2024 October 1, 2024 CURRENT SUBSTANTIVE
Removed in this version
Added in this version
Unchanged
SEP 2024 (previous)
OCT 2024 (current)
9 added, 12 removed
(a)
(a) Definition. Reflagging or repair work, as used in this clause, means work performed on a vessel—
(a)
(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Corrective and preventive maintenance or repair means—
11 added, 18 removed
(1)
(1) On a vessel for which the Contractor submitted an offer in response to the solicitation for this contract; and
(1)
(1) Reflagging or repair work, if the reflagging or repair work is performed—
15 added, 6 removed
(2)
(2) Prior to acceptance of the vessel by the Government. (End of clause)
(2)
(2) Corrective and preventive maintenance or repair work for the duration of the contract, to the greatest extent practicable. (End of clause)
9 added, 19 removed
(b)
(b) Requirement. Unless the Secretary of Defense waives this requirement, reflagging or repair work shall be performed in the United States or its outlying areas, if the reflagging or repair work is performed—
(b)
(b) Requirement. Unless DoD waives this requirement, the Contractor shall ensure performance of the following in the United States or its outlying areas:
19 added, 4 removed
(i)
[Not present in prior version]
(i)
(i) On a vessel for which the Contractor submitted an offer in response to the solicitation for this contract; and
9 added, 4 removed
(ii)
[Not present in prior version]
(ii)
(ii) Prior to acceptance of the vessel by the Government.
SEP 2024 September 26, 2024 SUBSTANTIVE
DEC 2016 December 22, 2016 SUBSTANTIVE
Earliest version available from the eCFR

Active Class Deviations

DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 47) Add clause 252.247-7025
MODIFIED
DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 12) Add clause 252.247-7025
MODIFIED
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