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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 252: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 252.2

DFARS 252.237-7006 Subcontracting.

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 clause requires the Contractor to obtain the Contracting Officer's written approval before subcontracting any work under the contract. It does not apply to employment contracts between the Contractor and its own personnel.

Applies to: Contractors performing work under this contract

What it requires

  • Obtain the Contracting Officer's written approval before subcontracting any work under this contract

Key terms: subcontract · Contracting Officer · written approval · contracts of employment

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

The text

As prescribed in 237.7003(a) and (a)(4), use the following clause:

Subcontracting (DEC 1991)

The Contractor shall not subcontract any work under this contract without the Contracting Officer's written approval. This clause does not apply to contracts of employment between the Contractor and its personnel.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

  • 237.7003 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

Sections that refer to it

  • 237.7003 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

← 252.237-7005 Performance and delivery. · 252.237-7007 Termination for default. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 252

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

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