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FAR 52.244-5 — Competition in Subcontracting.

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52.244-5 Competition in Subcontracting.

Type: Clause

Prescribed in: 44.204(c)

Current version date: AUG 2024

Prescription and Applicability

FAR Prescription, 44.204(c)

(c) The contracting officer shall, when contracting by negotiation, insert the clause at 52.244-5, Competition in Subcontracting, in solicitations and contracts when the contract amount is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, unless-

(1) A firm-fixed-price contract, awarded on the basis of adequate price competition or whose prices are set by law or regulation, is contemplated; or

(2) A time-and-materials, labor-hour, or architect-engineer contract is contemplated.

Current Text

52.244-5 Competition in Subcontracting.

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

Competition in Subcontracting (AUG 2024)

(a) The Contractor shall select subcontractors (including suppliers) on a competitive basis to the maximum practical extent consistent with the objectives and requirements of the contract.

(b) If the Contractor is an approved mentor under the DoD Mentor-Protégé Program (10 U.S.C. 4902), the Contractor may award subcontracts under this contract on a noncompetitive basis to its protégés.

(End of clause)

[48 FR 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 60 FR 34762, July 3, 1995; 61 FR 2638, Jan. 26, 1996; 61 FR 67420, Dec. 20, 1996; 63 FR 34062, June 22, 1998; 89 FR 61339, July 30, 2024]

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Reference: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/section-52.244-5