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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 42: Contract Administration and Audit Services › Subpart 42.12

FAR 42.1200 Scope of subpart.

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 subpart sets out the policies and procedures for recognizing a successor in interest when a contractor's assets are transferred, recognizing a contractor's name change, and having the responsible contracting officer execute novation and change-of-name agreements. It matters to contractors because it tells them how these ownership and name changes are formally handled in Government contracts.

Applies to: Government contractors involved in asset transfers or name changes

Key terms: successor in interest · novation agreements · change-of-name agreements · responsible contracting officer

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

The text

This subpart prescribes policies and procedures for—

(a) Recognition of a successor in interest to Government contracts when contractor assets are transferred;

(b) Recognition of a change in a contractor's name; and

(c) Execution of novation agreements and change-of-name agreements by the responsible contracting officer.

← 42.1107 Contract clause. · 42.1201 [Reserved] →

Rule changes for FAR Part 42

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

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