FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 52: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 52.2
FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations.
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In plain English
This clause prohibits the Government from paying for contractor activities performed after the contractor becomes an inverted domestic corporation or a subsidiary of one during the contract period. It also requires the contractor to notify the Contracting Officer in writing within five business days if such an event occurs. The Government may seek remedies if the contractor fails to perform as a result of this clause.
Applies to: Contractors performing under a contract that includes this clause
What it requires
- Give written notice to the Contracting Officer within five business days from the date of becoming an inverted domestic corporation or a subsidiary of one.
Key terms: inverted domestic corporation · subsidiary · Contracting Officer
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
As prescribed in 9.108-5(b), insert the following clause:
Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015)
(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—
Inverted domestic corporation means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).
Subsidiary means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned—
(1) Directly by a parent corporation; or
(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation.
(b) If the contractor reorganizes as an inverted domestic corporation or becomes a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation at any time during the period of performance of this contract, the Government may be prohibited from paying for Contractor activities performed after the date when it becomes an inverted domestic corporation or subsidiary. The Government may seek any available remedies in the event the Contractor fails to perform in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract as a result of Government action under this clause.
(c) Exceptions to this prohibition are located at 9.108-2.
(d) In the event the Contractor becomes either an inverted domestic corporation, or a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation during contract performance, the Contractor shall give written notice to the Contracting Officer within five business days from the date of the inversion event.
(End of clause)
← 52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters. · 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law. →
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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.