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

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Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: May 14, 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 (DEC 1996)

(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 Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protégé Program (Pub. L. 101-510, section 831 as amended), 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]

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