FAR 29.402-2 Foreign cost-reimbursement contracts

Subsection Federal Acquisition Regulation

Facts

Citation
FAR 29.402-2
Type
Subsection
Proposed changes
1
Text as of
FAC 2026-01
Official text
acquisition.gov

Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this subsection.

Text

(a) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.229-8, Taxes-Foreign Cost-Reimbursement Contracts, in solicitations and contracts when a cost-reimbursement contract is contemplated and the contract is to be performed wholly or partly in a foreign country, unless it is contemplated that the contract will be with a foreign government.

(b) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.229-9, Taxes-Cost-Reimbursement Contracts with Foreign Governments, in solicitations and contracts when a cost-reimbursement contract with a foreign government is contemplated.

Proposed changes

Proposed rule Published Comments
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 5, 24, and 29 91 FR 37676 · FAR Case 2026-005, Docket No. FAR-2026-0005, Sequence No. 1 Closed Jul 23, 2026No final rule found

Sections cited

  • FAR 52.229-8 Taxes-Foreign Cost-Reimbursement Contracts
  • FAR 52.229-9 Taxes-Cost-Reimbursement Contracts with Foreign Governments

Quick answers

What is FAR 29.402-2?

FAR 29.402-2 is a subsection of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Foreign cost-reimbursement contracts".

Are changes to FAR 29.402-2 proposed?

One proposed change has no final rule yet.

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