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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.
52.236-25 Requirements for Registration of Designers.
As prescribed in 36.609-4, insert the following clause:
Requirements for Registration of Designers (JUN 2003)
Architects or engineers registered to practice in the particular professional field involved in a State, the District of Columbia, or an outlying area of the United States shall prepare or review and approve the design of architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, civil, or other engineering features of the work.
(End of clause)
[68 FR 28087, May 22, 2003]
36.609-4
Insert the clause at 52.236-25, Requirements for Registration of Designers, in architect-engineer contracts, except that it may be omitted when the design will be performed-
(a) Outside the United States and its outlying areas; or
(b) In a State or outlying area of the United States that does not have registration requirements for the particular field involved.
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.
RFORFO VersionOverhauled clause text
The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul publishes a revised version of this clause. See the RFO Version tab for the controlling authority under the RFO model.
Insert the clause at 52.236-25, Requirements for Registration of Designers, in architect-engineer contracts, except that it may be omitted when the design will be performed-
(a) Outside the United States and its outlying areas; or
(b) In a State or outlying area of the United States that does not have registration requirements for the particular field involved.
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.
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)
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52.236-25 Requirements for Registration of Designers.
eCFR (codified)
RFO (implemented)
1 added, 1 removed
As prescribed in 36.609-4, insert the following clause:
As prescribed in 36.102-4(d), insert the following clause:
1 added, 1 removed
Requirements for Registration of Designers (JUN 2003)
Requirements for Registration of Designers (June 2003)
Architects or engineers registered to practice in the particular professional field involved in a State, the District of Columbia, or an outlying area of the United States shall prepare or review and approve the design of architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, civil, or other engineering features of the work.
Architects or engineers registered to practice in the particular professional field involved in a State, the District of Columbia, or an outlying area of the United States shall prepare or review and approve the design of architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, civil, or other engineering features of the work.
(End of clause)
(End of clause)
6 removed
[68 FR 28087, May 22, 2003]
Prescription
Substantive changes. The RFO prescription differs materially from the eCFR prescription.
eCFR (codified)
RFO (implemented)
Unchanged
52.236-25 Requirements for Registration of Designers.: Prescription
eCFR (codified)
RFO (implemented)
6 added, 1 removed
(d)
Insert the clause at 52.236-25, Requirements for Registration of Designers, in architect-engineer contracts, except that it may be omitted when the design will be performed-
(d)
(d) The contracting officer must insert the clause at 52.236-25, Requirements for Registration of Designers, in architect-engineer contracts, except that it may be omitted when the design will be performed—
10 removed
(a)
(a) Outside the United States and its outlying areas; or
(a)
22 removed
(b)
(b) In a State or outlying area of the United States that does not have registration requirements for the particular field involved.