FAR 3.503-2 Contract clause

Subsection Federal Acquisition Regulation

Facts

Citation
FAR 3.503-2
Type
Subsection
Last amended
86 FR 61017 Effective Dec 6, 2021
Proposed changes
1
Text as of
FAC 2026-01
Official text
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Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this subsection.

Text

The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, in solicitations and contracts exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. For the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate I.

Federal Register history

Final rule Published Effective
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revision of Definition of “Commercial Item” 86 FR 61017 · FAC 2022-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2000-305, Commercially Available Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Items 74 FR 2713 · FAC 2005-30

Proposed changes

Proposed rule Published Comments
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 3 and 49 91 FR 37698 · FAR Case 2026-007, Docket No. FAR-2026-0007, Sequence No. 1 Closed Jul 23, 2026No final rule found

Sections cited

  • FAR 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government

Quick answers

What is FAR 3.503-2?

FAR 3.503-2 is a subsection of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Contract clause".

When was FAR 3.503-2 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revision of Definition of “Commercial Item”" (86 FR 61017), published Nov 4, 2021 and effective Dec 6, 2021.

Are changes to FAR 3.503-2 proposed?

One proposed change has no final rule yet.

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