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

FAR 52.207-3 Right of First Refusal of Employment.

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 a contractor to give certain Government personnel a right of first refusal for employment openings under the contract, if they are qualified and it is consistent with post-Government employment conflict of interest standards. The Contracting Officer provides a list of affected personnel within 10 days after award, and the contractor must report who was hired within a set timeframe.

Applies to: Contractors awarded contracts containing this clause

What it requires

  • Give Government personnel adversely affected or separated due to the contract award the right of first refusal for employment openings under the contract in positions for which they are qualified, if consistent with post-Government employment conflict of interest standards.
  • Report to the Contracting Officer the names of individuals on the provided list who are hired within 90 days after contract performance begins.
  • Forward that report within 120 days after contract performance begins.

Key terms: right of first refusal · adversely affected or separated · post-Government employment conflict of interest standards · Contracting Officer · contract performance begins

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

The text

As prescribed in 7.305(c), insert the following clause:

Right of First Refusal of Employment (MAY 2006)

(a) The Contractor shall give Government personnel who have been or will be adversely affected or separated as a result of award of this contract the right of first refusal for employment openings under the contract in positions for which they are qualified, if that employment is consistent with post-Government employment conflict of interest standards.

(b) Within 10 days after contract award, the Contracting Officer will provide to the Contractor a list of all Government personnel who have been or will be adversely affected or separated as a result of award of this contract.

(c) The Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer the names of individuals identified on the list who are hired within 90 days after contract performance begins. This report shall be forwarded within 120 days after contract performance begins.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

  • 7.305 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.

Sections that refer to it

  • 7.305 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.

← 52.207-2 Notice of Streamlined Competition. · 52.207-4 Economic Purchase Quantity—Supplies. →

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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