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DFARS 252.236-7013 — Requirement for Competition Opportunity for American Steel Producers, Fabricators, and Manufacturers.

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252.236-7013 Requirement for Competition Opportunity for American Steel Producers, Fabricators, and Manufacturers.

Type: Clause

Prescribed in: 236.570(d)

Current version date: JAN 2023

Prescription and Applicability

DFARS Prescription, 236.570(d)

(d) Use the clause at 252.236-7013, Requirement for Competition Opportunity for American Steel Producers, Fabricators, and Manufacturers, in solicitations and contracts that -
(1) Use funds appropriated for military construction); and
(2) May require the acquisition of steel as a construction material.

Current Text

252.236-7013 Requirement for Competition Opportunity for American Steel Producers, Fabricators, and Manufacturers.

As prescribed in 236.570(d), use the following clause:

Requirement for Competition Opportunity for American Steel Producers, Fabricators, and Manufacturers (JAN 2023)

(a) Definition. Construction material, as used in this clause, means an article, material, or supply brought to the construction site by the Contractor or a subcontractor for incorporation into the building or work.

(b) The Contractor shall provide American steel producers, fabricators, and manufacturers the opportunity to compete when acquiring steel as a construction material (e.g., steel beams, rods, cables, plates).

(c) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in any subcontract that involves the acquisition of steel as a construction material, including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products.

(End of clause)

[74 FR 2418, Jan. 15, 2009, as amended at 78 FR 37990, June 25, 2013; 88 FR 6596, Jan. 31, 2023]

Active Class Deviations Affecting This Clause

Class Deviation 2026-O0019, DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 36)

  • Status: Active
  • Date Issued: 2026-02-01
  • Change type: MODIFIED
  • Action: Modified by RFO class deviation

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Reference: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/section-252.236-7013