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R-DFARS PGI Section Revision 1

PGI 225.7018-3

Exceptions.
Source .docx attachment →
Effective Date
July 1, 2026
Class Deviation
DFARS Part

This text is not in eCFR or DITA. It is extracted from the .docx attachment for Class Deviation 2026-O0041, which directs contracting officers to use it in place of the codified PGI. The parsed text is a convenience layer; the .docx attachment is authoritative.

(c)(1) Commercially available off-the-shelf samarium-cobalt magnets are still subject to the restrictions of 10 U.S.C. 4863 unless incorporated into commercially available off-the-shelf end items or subsystems (see 225.7003-3(b)(2)(i)(C)).

(2) A samarium-cobalt magnet that is exempt from 10 U.S.C. 4872 because it is incorporated in an electronic device is still subject to the restrictions of 10 U.S.C. 4863, because the exemption under that statute applies to “electronic component,” which excludes any high performance magnet used in the electronic component (see definition of “electronic component” at 225.7003-1).

Authoritative source

Issued as an attachment to the Office of the Secretary of Defense memorandum for Class Deviation 2026-O0041, signed July 1, 2026. Verify against the attachment before relying on this text.

Codified PGI

The codified text remains published on acquisition.gov but is superseded by this Class Deviation. View codified PGI 225.7018-3.