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Defense and aerospace compliance check
Five questions about your program return what has to be settled before any drawing or Gerber is shared, which sourcing rules likely apply to the boards or metal parts, the documents Tecsply ships with each lot, and what only your contracting officer can confirm. It is guidance for planning a quote, not legal advice.
Before you share anything
Your answers stay in your browser; only an anonymous count of the program type is recorded, and the result is sent only if you choose to send it. Never put export-controlled or CUI technical data in a website form or ordinary email.
Our sourcing commitment and the rules behind this check are explained on the aerospace and defense page.
The rules this check covers
The check covers four sets of requirements that decide how a defense or aerospace PCB or metal-part order is handled. 10 U.S.C. 4873 bars the Department of Defense, from January 1, 2027, from acquiring covered printed circuit boards from North Korea, China, Russia or Iran; DFARS 252.225-7009 requires titanium and most nickel alloys in US defense deliveries to be melted in the United States or a qualifying country; ITAR and EAR govern who may receive controlled technical data; and DFARS 252.204-7012 governs how CUI is handled.
Whether a program is a covered system, which exceptions apply and which certifications the final DFARS rule for 4873 will require are decided by the contract, so the check lists them as questions for your contracting officer rather than answering them.
References
- 10 U.S.C. § 4873 (uscode.house.gov); DFARS Case 2022-D011 advance notice of proposed rulemaking, 91 FR 40508 (July 2, 2026).
- DFARS 252.225-7009 and 225.003 (specialty metals, qualifying countries); DFARS 252.204-7012 and NIST SP 800-171 (CUI).
- IPC-6012 (rigid PCB qualification and performance), IPC-1782 (traceability).