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

FAR 52.244-4 Subcontractors and outside associates and consultants (Architect-engineer services).

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 limits the subcontractors, outside associates, and consultants an architect-engineer contractor may use to those specifically identified and agreed to during negotiations. If the contractor wants to substitute any of them, it must first get the Contracting Officer's written consent.

Applies to: Contractors performing architect-engineer services under this contract

What it requires

  • Limit subcontractors, outside associates, and consultants to those specifically identified and agreed to during negotiations
  • Obtain the Contracting Officer's written consent before substituting any of these subcontractors, associates, or consultants

Key terms: subcontractors · outside associates · consultants · Contracting Officer's written consent · substitution

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

The text

As prescribed in 44.204(b), insert the following clause:

Subcontractors and Outside Associates and Consultants (Architect-Engineer Services) (AUG 1998)

Any subcontractors and outside associates or consultants required by the Contractor in connection with the services covered by the contract will be limited to individuals or firms that were specifically identified and agreed to during negotiations. The Contractor shall obtain the Contracting Officer's written consent before making any substitution for these subcontractors, associates, or consultants.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 52.244-3 [Reserved] · 52.244-5 Competition in Subcontracting. →

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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