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

FAR 52.223-19 Compliance with Environmental Management Systems.

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's work to follow the operational controls identified in the applicable agency or facility Environmental Management Systems. The contractor must also provide monitoring and measurement information so the Government can track environmental performance against the Environmental Management Systems' goals.

Applies to: Contractors whose work falls under an applicable agency or facility Environmental Management Systems

What it requires

  • Conform work with all operational controls identified in the applicable Environmental Management Systems
  • Provide monitoring and measurement information necessary for the Government to address environmental performance relative to the Environmental Management Systems' goals

Key terms: Environmental Management Systems · operational controls · monitoring and measurement information · environmental performance

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

The text

As prescribed in 23.406(b), insert the following clause:

Compliance With Environmental Management Systems (MAY 2011)

The Contractor's work under this contract shall conform with all operational controls identified in the applicable agency or facility Environmental Management Systems and provide monitoring and measurement information necessary for the Government to address environmental performance relative to the goals of the Environmental Management Systems.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 52.223-13—52.223-18 [Reserved] · 52.223-20 Aerosols. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 52

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

FAR 52.223-19 Compliance with Environmental Management Systems · SpendQuery