48 CFR §25.302-3

1. (a)This section applies to contracts that require performance outside the United States—
   1. (1)In an area of combat operations as designated by the Secretary of Defense; or
   2. (2)In an area of other significant military operations as designated by the Secretary of Defense, and only upon agreement of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State.
2. (b)These designations can be found at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pacc/cc/designated_areas_of_other_significant_military_operations.html and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pacc/cc/designated_areas_of_combat_operations.html.
3. (c)When the applicability requirements of this subsection are met, contractors and subcontractors must comply with 32 CFR part 159, whether the contract is for the performance of private security functions as a primary deliverable or the provision of private security functions is ancillary to the stated deliverables.
4. (d)The requirements of section 25.302 shall not apply to—
   1. (1)Contracts entered into by elements of the intelligence community in support of intelligence activities; or
   2. (2)Temporary arrangements entered into on a non-DoD contract for the performance of private security functions by individual indigenous personnel not affiliated with a local or expatriate security company. These temporary arrangements must still comply with local law.