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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 13: Simplified Acquisition Procedures

FAR 13.006 Inapplicable provisions and clauses.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section lists certain FAR provisions and clauses that do not apply to contracts and subcontracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold, as provided by Public Law 103-355. It matters because it tells contractors which standard clauses they generally will not see in these smaller acquisitions, though some statutes still apply. A few listed items have exceptions noted in the text.

Applies to: Contracts and subcontracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold

Key terms: simplified acquisition threshold · provisions and clauses · subcontracts · Alternate I · American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

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The text

While certain statutes still apply, pursuant to Public Law 103-355, the following provisions and clauses are inapplicable to contracts and subcontracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold:

(a) 52.203-5, Covenant Against Contingent Fees.

(b) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the

Government.

(c) 52.203-7, Anti-Kickback Procedures.

(d) 52.215-2, Audits and Records—Negotiation, except as used with its Alternate I, when using funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5).

(e) 52.222-4, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards—Overtime Compensation.

(f) 52.226-7, Drug-Free Workplace, except for individuals.

(g) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items.

Sections it refers to

  • 52.203-5 Covenant Against Contingent Fees.
  • 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government.
  • 52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures.
  • 52.215-2 Audit and Records—Negotiation.
  • 52.222-4 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards—Overtime Compensation.
  • 52.226-7 Drug-Free Workplace.
  • 52.223-9 Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items.

← 13.005 List of laws inapplicable to contracts and subcontracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold. · 13.101 General. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 13

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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