SpendQueryBeta

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

FAR 52.244-5 Competition in Subcontracting.

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 pick subcontractors and suppliers competitively as much as is practical while still meeting the contract's goals and requirements. It also lets a contractor that is an approved mentor under the DoD Mentor-Protégé Program award subcontracts noncompetitively to its protégés.

Applies to: Contractors awarding subcontracts under this contract

What it requires

  • Select subcontractors, including suppliers, on a competitive basis to the maximum practical extent consistent with the contract's objectives and requirements

Key terms: subcontractors · suppliers · competitive basis · maximum practical extent · DoD Mentor-Protégé Program

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

The text

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

Competition in Subcontracting (AUG 2024)

(a) The Contractor shall select subcontractors (including suppliers) on a competitive basis to the maximum practical extent consistent with the objectives and requirements of the contract.

(b) If the Contractor is an approved mentor under the DoD Mentor-Protégé Program (10 U.S.C. 4902), the Contractor may award subcontracts under this contract on a noncompetitive basis to its protégés.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 52.244-4 Subcontractors and outside associates and consultants (Architect-engineer services). · 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. →

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 52.244-5 Competition in Subcontracting · SpendQuery