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FAR Clause

52.211-5

Material Requirements.
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Effective Date
AUG 2000
Active Deviations
—
Versions
2 (since 2024-04-22)
RFO
RFO Version Available

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52.211-5 Material Requirements.

As prescribed in 11.302, insert the following clause:

Material Requirements (AUG 2000)

(a)
Definitions.
As used in this clause—

New
means composed of previously unused components, whether manufactured from virgin material, recovered material in the form of raw material, or materials and by-products generated from, and reused within, an original manufacturing process;
provided
that the supplies meet contract requirements, including but not limited to, performance, reliability, and life expectancy.

Reconditioned
means restored to the original normal operating condition by readjustments and material replacement.

Recovered material
means waste materials and by-products recovered or diverted from solid waste, but the term does not include those materials and by-products generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process.

Remanufactured
means factory rebuilt to original specifications.

Virgin material
means—

(1) Previously unused raw material, including previously unused copper, aluminum, lead, zinc, iron, other metal or metal ore; or

(2) Any undeveloped resource that is, or with new technology will become, a source of raw materials.

(b) Unless this contract otherwise requires virgin material or supplies composed of or manufactured from virgin material, the Contractor shall provide supplies that are new, reconditioned, or remanufactured, as defined in this clause.

(c) A proposal to provide unused former Government surplus property shall include a complete description of the material, the quantity, the name of the Government agency from which acquired, and the date of acquisition.

(d) A proposal to provide used, reconditioned, or remanufactured supplies shall include a detailed description of such supplies and shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer for approval.

(e) Used, reconditioned, or remanufactured supplies, or unused former Government surplus property, may be used in contract performance if the Contractor has proposed the use of such supplies, and the Contracting Officer has authorized their use.

(End of clause)

[62 FR 44812, Aug. 22, 1997, as amended at 65 FR 36021, June 6, 2000; 89 FR 30246, Apr. 22, 2024]
11.302
Insert the clause at 52.211-5, Material Requirements, in solicitations and contracts for supplies that are not commercial products.
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.

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FAR FAR Prescription 11.302
Insert the clause at 52.211-5, Material Requirements, in solicitations and contracts for supplies that are not commercial products.

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Version History

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No version history available from eCFR.

RFO Version

Comparison of the codified eCFR text against the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul revision. Highlights show additions (green) and deletions (red, struck through).

Clause Text

Substantive changes. The RFO version differs materially from the eCFR text.
eCFR (codified)
RFO (implemented)
Unchanged
52.211-5 Material Requirements.
eCFR (codified)
RFO (implemented)
2 added, 2 removed
Material Requirements (AUG 2000)
Material Requirements (Deviation Date)
5 removed
(a)
(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—
(a)
(a) Definitions.
4 added, 49 removed
New means composed of previously unused components, whether manufactured from virgin material, recovered material in the form of raw material, or materials and by-products generated from, and reused within, an original manufacturing process; provided that the supplies meet contract requirements, including but not limited to, performance, reliability, and life expectancy.
As used in this clause—
33 removed
Recovered material means waste materials and by-products recovered or diverted from solid waste, but the term does not include those materials and by-products generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process.
34 added, 3 removed
(b)
Virgin material means—
(b)
(b) A proposal to provide unused former Government surplus property shall include a complete description of the material, the quantity, the name of the Government agency from which acquired, and the date of acquisition.
27 added, 18 removed
(1)
(1) Previously unused raw material, including previously unused copper, aluminum, lead, zinc, iron, other metal or metal ore; or
(1)
(c) A proposal to provide used, reconditioned, or remanufactured supplies shall include a detailed description of such supplies and shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer for approval.
34 added, 15 removed
(2)
(2) Any undeveloped resource that is, or with new technology will become, a source of raw materials.
(2)
(d) Used, reconditioned, or remanufactured supplies, or unused former Government surplus property, may be used in contract performance if the Contractor has proposed the use of such supplies, and the Contracting Officer has authorized their use.
33 removed
(b)
(b) Unless this contract otherwise requires virgin material or supplies composed of or manufactured from virgin material, the Contractor shall provide supplies that are new, reconditioned, or remanufactured, as defined in this clause.
(b)
34 removed
(c)
(c) A proposal to provide unused former Government surplus property shall include a complete description of the material, the quantity, the name of the Government agency from which acquired, and the date of acquisition.
(c)
28 removed
(d)
(d) A proposal to provide used, reconditioned, or remanufactured supplies shall include a detailed description of such supplies and shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer for approval.
(d)
36 removed
(e)
(e) Used, reconditioned, or remanufactured supplies, or unused former Government surplus property, may be used in contract performance if the Contractor has proposed the use of such supplies, and the Contracting Officer has authorized their use.
(e)
21 removed
[62 FR 44812, Aug. 22, 1997, as amended at 65 FR 36021, June 6, 2000; 89 FR 30246, Apr. 22, 2024]

Prescription

No substantive changes. The RFO prescription is identical to the eCFR prescription.

Source: acquisition.gov RFO Part 52 · Prescribing Part 11

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