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FAR 52.219-12 Special 8(a) Subcontract Conditions.

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 sets the special conditions for an 8(a) subcontract between a subcontractor and the SBA, where a contracting agency administers the subcontract on SBA's behalf. It matters because the subcontractor must perform the underlying contract, accept agency administration, and report ownership changes.

Applies to: 8(a) subcontractors performing under an SBA contract administered by a contracting agency

What it requires

  • Fulfill and perform all requirements of the referenced contract for the stated consideration
  • Notify the contracting officer in writing immediately upon agreeing to transfer all or part of its stock or other ownership interest
  • Accept that the contracting agency administers the subcontract on SBA's behalf, except for novation agreements

Key terms: subcontractor · SBA · contracting agency · novation agreements · progress payments

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

The text

As prescribed in 19.811-3(b), insert the following clause:

Special 8(a) Subcontract Conditions (OCT 2019)

(a) The Small Business Administration (SBA) has entered into Contract No. ____ [insert number of contract] with the ____ [insert name of contracting agency] to furnish the supplies or services as described therein. A copy of the contract is attached hereto and made a part hereof.

(b) The ____ [insert name of subcontractor], hereafter referred to as the subcontractor, agrees and acknowledges as follows:

(1) That it will, for and on behalf of the SBA, fulfill and perform all of the requirements of Contract No. ___ [insert number of contract] for the consideration stated therein and that it has read and is familiar with each and every part of the contract.

(2) That the SBA has delegated responsibility, except for novation agreements, for the administration of this subcontract to the ___ [insert name of contracting agency] with complete authority to take any action on behalf of the Government und_d conditions of this subcontract.

(3) That it will notify the [insert name of contracting agency] Contracting Officer in writing immediately upon entering an agreement (either oral or written) to transfer all or part of its stock or other ownership interest to any other party.

(c) Payments, including any progress payments under this subcontract, will be made directly to the subcontractor by the ____ [insert name of contracting agency].

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 52.219-11 Special 8(a) Contract Conditions. · 52.219-13 Notice of Set-Aside of Orders. →

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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