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DFARS Country-of-Origin / Qualifying-Country Compliance for S32K3 Series MCUs

Hi all,

I'm evaluating NXP S32K3 family MCUs for a program that requires DFARS-compliant sourcing, and I'm hoping someone here can help point me in the right direction or has dealt with this before.

Specifically, I'm trying to confirm:

Country of manufacture/assembly (wafer fab and package/test locations) for specific S32K3 part numbers — compliance is generally tied to whether the part is manufactured in a DFARS "qualifying country" per DFARS 252.225-7002 (Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors), so I need this at the part-number/package level rather than a general "NXP is compliant" statement.
Whether NXP can issue a Certificate of Origin (COO) or formal DFARS compliance statement for specific parts.
Whether there's a TAA compliance letter available as well, since that may also apply to our program.

Parts of interest (open to alternatives that fit the same tier):

S32K344
S32K358
S32K314

We're targeting MCUs with ≥512 kB flash, ≥128 kB RAM, so I'm mainly looking at the higher-memory S32K3 variants, but happy to hear if other S32K3 family members (or the broader S32K1/S32K2 lines) are better documented for compliance purposes.

Questions for the community:

Has anyone successfully obtained COO/DFARS documentation directly from NXP for S32K3 parts? If so, who did you work with (FAE, distributor, quality team)?
Is this something NXP publishes at all, or is it always a case-by-case request per part/date code?
Are there specific S32K3 part numbers or packages known to be sourced from DFARS-qualifying countries vs. others that aren't?
Given S32K3 is heavily positioned for automotive/industrial safety applications, has anyone had experience getting compliance docs for defense-adjacent programs specifically?

I understand this may not be something community engineers have direct access to, so if there's a better channel (regional FAE, distributor compliance desk, etc.) I should be routing this to instead, please point me there. Appreciate any guidance!

Thanks!

Re: DFARS Country-of-Origin / Qualifying-Country Compliance for S32K3 Series MCUs

Hi @dbow12,

We do not have this information publicly available.

For COO inquiries, you may contact [email protected].

For any export control inquiries, contact [email protected].

However, I would recommend contacting your local distributor first, they should be able to assist you in this regard.

Regards,

Daniel