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

FAR 52.227-6 Royalty Information.

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 solicitation provision requires an offeror to disclose detailed royalty information when its response includes royalty or license fee costs or charges exceeding $250. It matters because the government needs this information to evaluate the royalty amounts included in an offer, and the offeror may also have to provide copies of current license agreements if the Contracting Officer asks before contract award.

Applies to: Offerors responding to a solicitation that includes this provision

What it requires

  • Include the listed royalty information in the response for each separate royalty or license fee item when royalties total more than $250
  • Provide the name and address of the licensor
  • Provide the date of the license agreement
  • Provide the patent numbers, patent application serial numbers, or other basis on which the royalty is payable

Key terms: royalties · license fee · licensor · license agreement · offeror

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

The text

As prescribed in 27.202-5(a)(1), insert the following provision:

Royalty Information (APR 1984)

(a) Cost or charges for royalties. When the response to this solicitation contains costs or charges for royalties totaling more than $250, the following information shall be included in the response relating to each separate item of royalty or license fee:

(1) Name and address of licensor.

(2) Date of license agreement.

(3) Patent numbers, patent application serial numbers, or other basis on which the royalty is payable.

(4) Brief description, including any part or model numbers of each contract item or component on which the royalty is payable.

(5) Percentage or dollar rate of royalty per unit.

(6) Unit price of contract item.

(7) Number of units.

(8) Total dollar amount of royalties.

(b) Copies of current licenses. In addition, if specifically requested by the Contracting Officer before execution of the contract, the offeror shall furnish a copy of the current license agreement and an identification of applicable claims of specific patents.

(End of provision)

Alternate I (APR 1984). As prescribed in 27.202-5(a)(2), substitute the following for the introductory portion of paragraph (a) of the basic provision:

When the response to this solicitation covers charges for special construction or special assembly that contain costs or charges for royalties totaling more than $250, the following information shall be included in the response relating to each separate item of royalty or license fee:

Sections it refers to

  • 27.202-5 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.

Sections that refer to it

  • 4.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
  • 27.202-1 Reporting of royalties.
  • 27.202-5 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.
  • 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.

← 52.227-5 Waiver of Indemnity. · 52.227-7 Patents—Notice of Government Licensee. →

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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