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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 52: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 52.2

FAR 52.204-1 Approval of Contract.

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 states that the contract is not binding until a designated agency official approves it in writing. For a contractor, this means no rights or obligations exist under the contract until that written approval is given.

Applies to: Contracts that include this clause and the designated agency official identified in it

Key terms: written approval · binding · designated agency official

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

The text

As prescribed in 4.103, insert the following clause:

Approval of Contract (DEC 1989)

This contract is subject to the written approval of . . . . . [identify title of designated agency official here] and shall not be binding until so approved.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

  • 4.103 Contract clause.
  • 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.

← 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements. · 52.204-2 Security Requirements. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 52

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

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