252.225-7016 Restriction on Acquisition of Ball and Roller Bearings.
Prescription and Applicability
DFARS Prescription, 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 .
Current Text
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]
Active Class Deviations Affecting This Clause
Class Deviation 2026-O0041, DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 25)
- Status: Active
- Date Issued: 2026-02-17
- Change type: MODIFIED
- Action: Modified by RFO class deviation
Suggested Questions
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