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DFARS 219.811-3 Contract 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 tells contracting officers which DFARS clauses to use instead of certain FAR clauses when processing acquisitions under the Partnership Agreement (PA) referenced in 219.800. It matters to contractors because the clauses included in their solicitations and contracts will differ from the standard FAR 8(a) clauses.

Applies to: Solicitations and contracts processed under the PA cited in DFARS 219.800

Key terms: Section 8(a) Direct Award · Partnership Agreement (PA) · solicitations · contracts · commercial products and commercial services

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

(1) Use the clause at 252.219-7009, Section 8(a) Direct Award, instead of the clauses at FAR 52.219-11, Special 8(a) Contract Conditions, FAR 52.219-12, Special 8(a) Subcontract Conditions, and FAR 52.219-17, Section 8(a) Award, in solicitations and contracts processed in accordance with the PA cited in 219.800.

(2) Use the clause at 252.219-7010, Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants-Partnership Agreement, in lieu of the clause at FAR 52.219-18, Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants, in competitive solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, when the acquisition is accomplished using the procedures of FAR 19.805 and processed in accordance with the PA cited in 219.800.

(3) Use the clause at 252.219-7011, Notification to Delay Performance, in solicitations and purchase orders issued under the PA cited in 219.800.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

  • 252.219-7009 Section 8(a) direct award.
  • 252.219-7010 Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants—Partnership Agreement
  • 252.219-7011 Notification to delay performance.

← 219.811 Preparing the contracts. · 219.1307 Price evaluation preference for HUBZone small business concerns. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 219

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

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