Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Modifications to Printed Circuit Board Acquisition Restrictions (DFARS Case 2022-D011)
Key claim: DoD is proposing revisions to the DFARS to implement NDAA FY2021 and FY2022 prohibitions on acquiring covered printed circuit boards from covered (adversary) nations.
Abstract
(Proposed Rule · Defense Department, Defense Acquisition Regulations System) DoD is seeking information that will assist in the development of a revision to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement sections of the National Defense Authorization Acts for Fiscal Years 2021 and 2022 that address the prohibition on the acquisition of covered printed circuit boards from a covered nation.
Why this matters
Printed circuit boards are foundational components across nearly all defense systems, and restricting their sourcing from adversary nations is a core supply-chain security lever for DoD. Implementing the NDAA FY2021/FY2022 prohibitions via DFARS gives contracting officers enforceable clauses, shifting compliance burden onto defense contractors and their lower-tier suppliers. The proposed rule signals continued tightening of trusted-microelectronics sourcing without introducing a new policy direction.