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52.244-4 Subcontractors and outside associates and consultants (Architect-engineer services).

Prescription and Applicability

FAR Prescription, 44.204(b)

(b) The contracting officer may insert the clause at 52.244-4, Subcontractors and Outside Associates and Consultants (Architect-Engineer Services), in architect-engineer contracts.

Current Text

52.244-4 Subcontractors and outside associates and consultants (Architect-engineer services).

As prescribed in 44.204(b), insert the following clause:

Subcontractors and Outside Associates and Consultants (Architect-Engineer Services) (AUG 1998)

Any subcontractors and outside associates or consultants required by the Contractor in connection with the services covered by the contract will be limited to individuals or firms that were specifically identified and agreed to during negotiations. The Contractor shall obtain the Contracting Officer's written consent before making any substitution for these subcontractors, associates, or consultants.

(End of clause)

[48 FR 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 63 FR 34062, June 22, 1998]

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