# 52.223-19 Compliance with Environmental Management Systems.
Type: Clause
Prescribed in: 23.406(b)
Current version date: MAY 2011

## Prescription and Applicability

### FAR Prescription, 23.406(b)

(a)Insert the clause at 52.223-5, Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information, in solicitations and contracts that provide for performance, in whole or in part, on a Federal facility.

(b)Insert the clause at 52.223-19, Compliance With Environmental Management Systems, in solicitations and contracts for contractor operation of Government-owned or -leased facilities or vehicles located in the United States if an agency uses an EMS and contractor activities affect aspects of the agency's environmental management. For facilities located outside the United States, the agency head may determine that use of the clause is in the best interest of the Government.

(c)Insert the clause at 52.223-10, Waste Reduction Program, in solicitations and contracts for contractor operation of Government-owned or -leased facilities and all solicitations and contracts for support services at Government-owned or -operated facilities.

## Current Text

52.223-19 Compliance with Environmental Management Systems.

As prescribed in 23.406(b), insert the following clause:

Compliance With Environmental Management Systems (MAY 2011)

The Contractor's work under this contract shall conform with all operational controls identified in the applicable agency or facility Environmental Management Systems and provide monitoring and measurement information necessary for the Government to address environmental performance relative to the goals of the Environmental Management Systems.

(End of clause)

[76 FR 31402, May 31, 2011, as amended at 89 FR 30249, Apr. 22, 2024]

## Active Class Deviations Affecting This Clause

### Class Deviation 2025-O0004, Class Deviation 2025-O0004 – Revocation of Executive Order on Sustainability
- Status: Active
- Date Issued: 2025-03-07
- Change type: MODIFIED
- Action: Substitute clause 52.223-19

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Reference: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/section-52.223-19