48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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3 sections with “outside associates”

  • FAR 52.244-4 Subcontractors and outside associates and consultants (Architect-engineer services).
    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…
  • FAR 36.606 Negotiations.
    …is an important negotiation topic. The clause prescribed at 44.204(b), Subcontractors and Outside Associates and Consultants (Architect-Engineer Services) (see 52.244-4), limits a firm's subcontracting to firms agreed upon during negotiatio…
  • FAR 44.204 Contract clauses.
    …uired. (b) The contracting officer may insert the clause at 52.244-4, Subcontractors and Outside Associates and Consultants (Architect-Engineer Services), in architect-engineer contracts. (c) The contracting officer shall, when contractin…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.