DHS order excluding DeepSeek from federal civilian procurement and systems

Check whether what you sell to federal civilian agencies includes DeepSeek

When it relates

Relates to businesses that sell IT products or services to US federal civilian agencies, and to those agencies.

What the rule provides

• Identify whether your products or services use models, apps or components from DeepSeek or its affiliates, including through third parties.
• Under contracts with FAR clause 52.204-30: do not provide or use in the contract articles subject to a FASCSA order, and check SAM.gov at least every three months.
• If you identify an affected article, report it to the contracting officer within 3 business days and add mitigation information within the following 10 business days.
• Flow the clause down to subcontracts.

Typical evidence

• Inventory of third-party AI models and components with their source vendor
• Log of SAM.gov checks and reports to the contracting officer

Supporting documents

• AI Vendor Due Diligence Checklist
• AI System Inventory
• AI Vendor Management Policy
• Third-Party and Open-Weight Model Provenance Sheet
• Unauthorized AI Discovery and Regularization Program

Verification

Verified in the official source on November 4, 2026Checked in the Federal Register (notice 2026-21447, 91 FR 66346, Oct 20, 2026) and on eCFR (48 CFR 52.204-30). The signed order appears as an image in the appendix; its implementation deadlines were not reviewed.