DFARS 252.237-7010 — Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel

DFARS — Defense (DoD) · Contract clause · dated JAN 2023 · prescribed in 237.173-5

Official text of 252.237-7010

As prescribed in 237.173-5 , use the following clause:

PROHIBITION ON INTERROGATION OF DETAINEES BY CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL (JAN 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

“Detainee” means any person captured, detained, held, or otherwise under the effective control of DoD personnel (military or civilian) in connection with hostilities. This includes, but is not limited to, enemy prisoners of war, civilian internees, and retained personnel. This does not include DoD personnel or DoD contractor personnel being held for law enforcement purposes.

“Interrogation of detainees” means a systematic process of formally and officially questioning a detainee for the purpose of obtaining reliable information to satisfy foreign intelligence collection requirements.

(b) Contractor personnel shall not interrogate detainees.

(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause,

including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts, including subcontracts for commercial products, that may require subcontractor personnel to interact with detainees in the course of their duties.

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Where it's prescribed

As prescribed in 237.173-5 , use the following clause:

Verifying this text

The text above is reproduced verbatim from GSA's published source files for the Defense (DoD) supplement. The controlling version is the one in the Code of Federal Regulations: 252.237-7010 on eCFR.