# 48 C.F.R. § 209.405-2 (2026): Restrictions on subcontracting

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## Section

- **Citation:** 48 C.F.R. § 209.405-2 (2026)
- **Heading:** Restrictions on subcontracting
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 48 CFR: Federal Acquisition Regulations System / Chapter 2: DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE / Part 209: CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS / Subpart 209.4: Subpart 209.4—Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility / § 209.405-2: Restrictions on subcontracting.

## Text

(a) The contracting officer shall not consent to any subcontract with a firm, or a subsidiary of a firm, that is identified by the Secretary of Defense in SAM Exclusions as being owned or controlled by the government of a country that is a state sponsor of terrorism unless the agency head states in writing the compelling reasons for the subcontract. (See also 225.771.)
[79 FR 73489, Dec. 11, 2014]

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