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FAR 52.222-15 Certification of Eligibility.

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 the contractor to certify, by entering into the contract, that neither the contractor nor anyone with an interest in the contractor's firm is ineligible for Government contracts under the cited authorities. It also prohibits subcontracting any part of the contract to such an ineligible person or firm. Making a false statement carries criminal penalties under 18 U.S.C. 1001.

Applies to: Contractors and their subcontractors under this contract

What it requires

  • Certify that neither the contractor nor any person or firm with an interest in the contractor's firm is ineligible to be awarded Government contracts under the cited authorities
  • Not subcontract any part of the contract to any person or firm ineligible for award of a Government contract under the cited authorities

Key terms: Certification of Eligibility · ineligible · subcontracted · false statements · 18 U.S.C. 1001

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

The text

As prescribed in 22.407(a), insert the following clause:

Certification of Eligibility (MAY 2014)

(a) By entering into this contract, the Contractor certifies that neither it nor any person or firm who has an interest in the Contractor's firm is a person or firm ineligible to be awarded Government contracts by virtue of 40 U.S.C. 3144(b)(2) or 29 CFR 5.12(a)(1).

(b) No part of this contract shall be subcontracted to any person or firm ineligible for award of a Government contract by virtue of 40 U.S.C. 3144(b)(2) or 29 CFR 5.12(a)(1).

(c) The penalty for making false statements is prescribed in the U.S. Criminal Code, 18 U.S.C. 1001.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

  • 22.407 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.

Sections that refer to it

  • 22.407 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.

← 52.222-14 Disputes Concerning Labor Standards. · 52.222-16 Approval of Wage Rates. →

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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