FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 44: Subcontracting Policies and Procedures › Subpart 44.4
FAR 44.400 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 limits on which contract clauses a contractor can be required to pass down to subcontractors that supply commercial products, commercial components, or commercial services. It matters because it restricts the flow-down of clauses to those subcontractors, based on 41 U.S.C. 3307.
Applies to: Contractors awarding subcontracts to commercial product or commercial service suppliers
Key terms: commercial products · commercial components · commercial services · subcontractors · contract clauses
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
This subpart prescribes the policies limiting the contract clauses a contractor may be required to apply to any subcontractors that are furnishing commercial products, including commercial components, or commercial services in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 3307.
← 44.307 Reports. · 44.401 Applicability. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 44
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Parts 8, 12, 13, 15, 38, 44, and 51 ↗ · proposed 2026-09-18 · comments due 2026-10-19
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.