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This PGI section supplements: DFARS 225.7003-2 · FAR 25.7003-2
The corresponding FAR Part 25 and DFARS Part 225 have been overhauled under the RFO. PGI replacement text is provided in the RFO deviation attachment. View FAR Part 25

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(a) The following restrictions implement 10 U.S.C. 4863. Except as provided in 225.7003-3

(1) Do not acquire the following items, or any components of the following items, unless any specialty metals contained in the items or components are melted or produced in the United States (also see guidance at 225.7003-2 (a)):

(i) Aircraft.

(ii) Missile or space systems.

(iii) Ships.

(iv) Tank or automotive items.

(v) Weapon systems.

(vi) Ammunition.

(2) Do not acquire a specialty metal (e.g., raw stock, including bar, billet, slab, wire, plate, and sheet; castings; and forgings) as an end item, unless the specialty metal is melted or produced in the United States. This restriction applies to specialty metal acquired by a contractor for delivery to DoD as an end item, in addition to specialty metal acquired by DoD directly from the entity that melted or produced the specialty metal.

(b) For more information on specialty metals restrictions and reporting of noncompliances, see https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/cp/ic/specialty-metals-restrictions.html .

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-(a)(i) This restriction applies to the item containing the specialty metal, not just the specialty metal, as was true when the restriction was part of 10 U.S.C. 4862. The previous practice of withholding payment while conditionally accepting noncompliant items is not permissible for-- (A) Contracts entered into on or after November 16, 2006; or (B) New procurements or out-of-scope changes accomplished on or after November 16, 2006, through the use of bilateral modifications to contracts originally awarded prior to November 16, 2006.
-(ii) Consistent with the definition of "component" in the clause at DFARS 252.225-7009, a component is any item supplied to the Government as part of an end item or of another component. Items that are not incorporated into any of the items listed in DFARS 225.7003-2(a) are not components of those items. For example, test equipment, ground support equipment, or shipping containers are not components of the missile system.+(a) The following restrictions implement 10 U.S.C. 4863. Except as provided in 225.7003-3 --
+(1) Do not acquire the following items, or any components of the following items, unless any specialty metals contained in the items or components are melted or produced in the United States (also see guidance at 225.7003-2 (a)):
+(i) Aircraft.
+(ii) Missile or space systems.
+(iii) Ships.
+(iv) Tank or automotive items.
+(v) Weapon systems.
+(vi) Ammunition.
+(2) Do not acquire a specialty metal (e.g., raw stock, including bar, billet, slab, wire, plate, and sheet; castings; and forgings) as an end item, unless the specialty metal is melted or produced in the United States. This restriction applies to specialty metal acquired by a contractor for delivery to DoD as an end item, in addition to specialty metal acquired by DoD directly from the entity that melted or produced the specialty metal.
+(b) For more information on specialty metals restrictions and reporting of noncompliances, see https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/cp/ic/specialty-metals-restrictions.html .
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