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

FAR 52.213-3 Notice to Supplier.

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 makes an order a firm order only if the supplier's price stays within the maximum line item or total price stated in the Schedule. If the supplier cannot perform exactly as ordered, it must withhold performance and immediately notify the Contracting Officer with a quotation.

Applies to: Suppliers receiving an order under this clause

What it requires

  • Submit invoices to the Contracting Officer
  • If you cannot perform in exact accordance with this order, withhold performance and notify the Contracting Officer immediately, giving your quotation

Key terms: firm order · maximum line item · total price · Schedule · Contracting Officer

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

The text

As prescribed in 13.302-5(c), insert the following clause:

Notice to Supplier (APR 1984)

This is a firm order ONLY if your price does not exceed the maximum line item or total price in the Schedule. Submit invoices to the Contracting Officer. If you cannot perform in exact accordance with this order, WITHHOLD PERFORMANCE and notify the Contracting Officer immediately, giving your quotation.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 52.213-2 Invoices. · 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services). →

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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