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

FAR 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification.

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 tells contractors that when a contract requires designing, developing, or operating a system of records on individuals for an agency function, the Privacy Act of 1974 and applicable agency regulations apply. It also warns that violating the Act may lead to criminal penalties.

Applies to: Contractors whose contracts require designing, developing, or operating a system of records on individuals to accomplish an agency function

Key terms: system of records on individuals · Privacy Act of 1974 · agency function · criminal penalties

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

The text

As prescribed in 24.104, insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts, when the design, development, or operation of a system of records on individuals is required to accomplish an agency function:

Privacy Act Notification (APR 1984)

The Contractor will be required to design, develop, or operate a system of records on individuals, to accomplish an agency function subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, Public Law 93-579, December 31, 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) and applicable agency regulations. Violation of the Act may involve the imposition of criminal penalties.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 52.223-23 Sustainable Products and Services. · 52.224-2 Privacy Act. →

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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