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This clause is modified by 2 active class deviations
- 2026-O0037 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 19)
- 2026-O0028 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 12)
252.219-7012 Competition for Religious-Related Services. As prescribed in 219.270-3, use the following provision: Competition for Religious-Related Services (APR 2018) (a) Definition. As used in this provision— Nonprofit organization means any organization that is— (1) Described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and (2) Exempt from tax under section 501(a) of that Code. (b) A nonprofit organization is not precluded from competing for a contract for religious-related services to be performed on a U.S. military installation notwithstanding that a nonprofit organization is not a small business concern as identified in FAR 19.000(a)(3). (c) If the apparently successful offeror has not represented in its offer or quotation that it is a small business concern identified in FAR 19.000(a)(3), as appropriate to the solicitation, the Contracting Officer will verify that the offeror is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database as a nonprofit organization. (End of provision) [83 FR 16003, Apr. 13, 2018]
Change History
| Date | Authority | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-01 | 2026-O0037 | RFO_CLAUSE_MODIFIED | R-DFARS 252.219-7012 Competition for Religious-Related Services updated from deviation 2026-O0037. |
| 2026-02-01 | 2026-O0037 | RFO_CLAUSE_MODIFIED | R-DFARS 252.219-7012 Competition for Religious-Related Services updated from deviation 2026-O0037. |
| 2026-02-01 | 2026-O0028 | RFO_CLAUSE_ADDED | R-DFARS 252.219-7012 Contracts for Religious Services Section 898 of FY added from deviation 2026-O0028. |
RFO
Prescription superseded under the RFO
The prescription shown below is from the codified eCFR. The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul relocates this clause's prescription as follows:
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219.270-3→212.205-70(prescriptive text also revised) -
212.301→219.104-70(prescriptive text also revised)
See the deviation memorandum for the current prescription authority.
View deviation: 2026-O0037 → · View deviation: 2026-O0028 →R-DFARS Prescription Source
This clause is prescribed in the R-DFARS by the following deviation:
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2026-O0037
— DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 19)
(DFARS Part 219)
Add clause 252.219-7012
219.270-3
Use the provision 252.219-7012 , Competition for Religious-Related Services, in solicitations, including solicitations using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial services, for the acquisition of religious-related services to be performed on United States military installations, when the acquisition is set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in FAR 19.000(a)(3).
Prescription data sourced from eCFR as of 2026-06-10 19:32 UTC.
Cross-references within the prescription are not resolved automatically.
Regulatory Stack
The layers of regulation that govern this clause, from the FAR prescription through agency-specific supplements and any active deviations.
R-DFARS
R-DFARS Prescription
Per Deviation 2026-O0037 (DFARS Part 219)
2026-O0037: DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 19) — DFARS Part 219
DFARS
DFARS Supplement (eCFR)
⚠ May be superseded by RFO
219.270-3
Use the provision 252.219-7012 , Competition for Religious-Related Services, in solicitations, including solicitations using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial services, for the acquisition of religious-related services to be performed on United States military installations, when the acquisition is set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in FAR 19.000(a)(3).
Version History
Version history is sourced from the codified eCFR. Changes published only as class deviations or by the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul do not appear here until they are incorporated into the eCFR. For RFO-driven changes see the RFO Version tab and any active deviations cited above.
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