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252.270-7001

Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses—Subcontracting Certification.
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Effective Date
NOV 2024
Active Deviations
1
Versions
1 (since 2024-11-25)
DEV
This clause is modified by 1 active class deviation
  • 2026-O0028 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 12)
    Add clause 252.270-7001
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252.270-7001 Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses—Subcontracting Certification.

As prescribed in 270.105(b), use the following provision:

Pilot Program To Incentivize Contracting With Employee-Owned Businesses—Subcontracting Certification (NOV 2024)

(a)
Definition.
As used in this provision,
qualified business
has the meaning given in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 252.270-7002, Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses, clause of this solicitation.

(b)
Limitations on subcontracting.
The Offeror certifies that in performance of the contract it will not expend more than 50 percent of the amount paid under the contract on subcontracts unless—

(1) The subcontract is awarded to a qualified business;

(2) The contract is for products and the subcontract is for materials not available from another qualified business; or

(3) A waiver is granted.

(End of provision)

[89 FR 82186, Oct. 10, 2024]
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Prescription superseded under the RFO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:

  • 212.301212.205-70 (prescriptive text also revised)

See the deviation memorandum for the current prescription authority.

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R-DFARS Prescription Source

This clause is prescribed in the R-DFARS by the following deviation:

  • 2026-O0028 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 12) (DFARS Part 212)
    Add clause 252.270-7001
270.105(b)
(b) Unless waived in accordance with 270.103(b)(3), use the provision at 252.270-7001, Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses--Subcontracting Certification, in solicitations, including solicitations using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, except for solicitations solely for the acquisition of COTS items, that include the clause at 2 252.270-7002, Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses.
Prescription data sourced from eCFR as of 2026-06-10 03:16 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-O0028 (DFARS Part 212)
2026-O0028: DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 12) — DFARS Part 212

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DFARS DFARS Supplement (eCFR) ⚠ May be superseded by RFO 270.105(b)
(b) Unless waived in accordance with 270.103(b)(3), use the provision at 252.270-7001, Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses--Subcontracting Certification, in solicitations, including solicitations using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, except for solicitations solely for the acquisition of COTS items, that include the clause at 2 252.270-7002, Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses.

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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.

No version history available from eCFR.

Active Class Deviations

DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 12) Add clause 252.270-7001
MODIFIED

Related Clauses

References

252.270-7002
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