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FAR 252.244-7999 — Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services (RFO-only)

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252.244-7999 Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services

Type: Clause (RFO-only)

Prescribing part: FAR Part 244

Source: acquisition.gov RFO Part 52

This clause was introduced by the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (EO 14275) and does not appear in the codified eCFR. It applies to contracts using the RFO model.

RFO Prescription

244.470-1 Contract clause.

Insert the clause at 252.244-7999, Subcontracts for Commercial Products and
Commercial Services, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts
using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and
commercial services.

Current Text (RFO)

SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS OR COMMERCIAL SERVICES
(FEB 2026)(DEVIATION 2026-O0015)

(a) The Contractor shall not include the terms of any Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) clause or Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
(DFARS) clause in subcontracts for commercial products or commercial services at any
tier under this contract, unless—

(1) For DFARS clauses, it is so specified in the particular clause; or

(2) For FAR clauses, the clause is listed at FAR 12.205 or it is so specified in
paragraph (b) of the clause at FAR 52.244-6, as applicable. (Section 847(b)(1)(B), Pub.
L. 114-328)

(b)(1) In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 3457(c), the Contractor shall treat as
commercial products any items valued at less than $10,000 per item that were
purchased by the Contractor for use in the performance of multiple contracts with the
Department of Defense and other parties and are not identifiable to any particular
contract when purchased.

(2) The Contractor shall ensure that any items to be used in performance of this
contract, that are treated as commercial products pursuant to paragraph (b)(1) of this
clause, meet all terms and conditions of this contract that are applicable to commercial
products in accordance with the clause at FAR 52.244-6 and paragraph (a) of this
clause.

(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the terms of this clause, including
this paragraph (c), in subcontracts awarded under this contract, including subcontracts
for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services.

(End of clause)