The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul has published a revised version of this clause. The RFO version supersedes the eCFR text below for contracts using the RFO model; see the RFO deviation for applicability.
View RFO version- 2026-O0037 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 19)
52.219-11 Special 8(a) Contract Conditions. As prescribed in 19.811-3(a), insert the following clause: Special 8( a ) Contract Conditions (JAN 2017) The Small Business Administration (SBA) agrees to the following: (a) To furnish the supplies or services set forth in this contract according to the specifications and the terms and conditions hereof by subcontracting with an eligible concern pursuant to the provisions of section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 637(a)). (b) That in the event SBA does not award a subcontract for all or a part of the work hereunder, this contract may be terminated either in whole or in part without cost to either party. (c) Except for novation agreements, delegates to the ____ [ insert name of contracting agency ] the responsibility for administering the subcontract to be awarded hereunder with complete authority to take any action on behalf of the Government under the terms and conditions of the subcontract; provided, however, that the ____ [ insert name of contracting agency ] shall give advance notice to the SBA before it issues a final notice terminating the right of a subcontractor to proceed with further performance, either in whole or in part, under the subcontract for default or for the convenience of the Government. (d) That payments to be made under any subcontract awarded under this contract will be made directly to the subcontractor by the ____ [ insert name of contracting agency ]. (e) That the subcontractor awarded a subcontract hereunder shall have the right of appeal from decisions of the Contracting Officer cognizable under the Disputes clause of said subcontract. (f) To notify the [ insert name of contracting agency ] Contracting Officer immediately upon notification by the subcontractor that the owner or owners upon whom 8(a) eligibility was based plan to relinquish ownership or control of the concern. (End of clause) [48 FR 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 54 FR 46009, Oct. 31, 1989; 55 FR 3888, Feb. 5, 1990; 61 FR 67422, Dec. 20, 1996; 82 FR 4731, Jan. 13, 2017]
The prescription shown below is from the codified eCFR. The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul relocates this clause's prescription as follows:
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19.811-3→19.108-10(prescriptive text also revised)
See the deviation memorandum for the current prescription authority.
View deviation: 2026-O0037 →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 52.219-11
19.811-3(a)
DFARS Supplementary Guidance
219.811-3
(2) Use the clause at 252.219-7010, Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants--Partnership Agreement, in lieu of the clause at FAR 52.219-18, Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants, in competitive solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, when the acquisition is accomplished using the procedures of FAR 19.805 and processed in accordance with the PA cited in 219.800.
(3) Use the clause at 252.219-7011, Notification to Delay Performance, in solicitations and purchase orders issued under the PA cited in 219.800.
Regulatory Stack
The layers of regulation that govern this clause, from the FAR prescription through agency-specific supplements and any active deviations.
RFO
RFO Version
Overhauled clause text
R-DFARS
R-DFARS Prescription
Per Deviation 2026-O0037 (DFARS Part 219)
FAR
FAR Prescription
⚠ May be superseded by RFO
19.811-3(a)
DFARS
DFARS Supplement (eCFR)
⚠ May be superseded by RFO
219.811-3
(2) Use the clause at 252.219-7010, Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants--Partnership Agreement, in lieu of the clause at FAR 52.219-18, Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants, in competitive solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, when the acquisition is accomplished using the procedures of FAR 19.805 and processed in accordance with the PA cited in 219.800.
(3) Use the clause at 252.219-7011, Notification to Delay Performance, in solicitations and purchase orders issued under the PA cited in 219.800.
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.
RFO Version
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