48 CFR 52.244-5 - 52.244-5 Competition in Subcontracting.

Regulations last checked for updates: Oct 17, 2024

Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: Oct 10, 2024

View all text of Subpart 52.2 [52.200 - 52.253-1]

52.244-5 - 52.244-5 Competition in Subcontracting.

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) [48 FR 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 60 FR 34762, July 3, 1995; 61 FR 2638, Jan. 26, 1996; 61 FR 67420, Dec. 20, 1996; 63 FR 34062, June 22, 1998; 89 FR 61339, July 30, 2024]

authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.

source: 48 FR 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 48 CFR 52.244-5