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52.219-10Incentive Subcontracting Program.

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What This Clause Requires

FAR 52.219-10 — Incentive Subcontracting Program.. This clause is part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and may be included in government contracts as a solicitation provision or contract clause.

Official Regulation Text

52.219-10 Incentive Subcontracting Program. As prescribed in 19.708(c)(1), insert the following clause: Incentive Subcontracting Program (OCT 2014) (a) Of the total dollars it plans to spend under subcontracts, the Contractor has committed itself in its subcontracting plan to try to award certain percentages to small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns, respectively. (b) If the Contractor exceeds its subcontracting goals for small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns in performing this contract, it will receive __ [ Contracting Officer to insert the appropriate number between 0 and 10 ] percent of the dollars in excess of each goal in the plan, unless the Contracting Officer determines that the excess was not due to the Contractor's efforts (e.g., a subcontractor cost overrun caused the actual subcontract amount to exceed that estimated in the subcontracting plan, or the award of subcontracts that had been planned but had not been disclosed in the subcontracting plan during contract negotiations). Determinations under this paragraph are unilateral decisions made solely at the discretion of the Government. (c) If this is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the sum of the fixed fee and the incentive fee earned under this contract may not exceed the limitations in 15.404-4 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (End of clause) [48 FR 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 60 FR 48266, 48267, Sept. 18, 1995; 62 FR 51271, Sept. 30, 1997; 63 FR 36125, July 1, 1998; 63 FR 70277, Dec. 18, 1998; 64 FR 72449, Dec. 27, 1999; 65 FR 60548, Oct. 11, 2000; 66 FR 53493, Oct. 22, 2001; 79 FR 61754, Oct. 14, 2014]

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR 52.219-10 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/section-52.219-10)

Compliance Checklist

    Flow-Down to Subcontractors

    Flow-down required

    This clause must be included in subcontracts with no subcontractors where the subcontractor will perform work covered by this clause. Typically appears in contract Section Section I.

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    This summary is for informational purposes only and reflects the BidStride Research Team's plain-English interpretation of the regulation. It is not legal advice and does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Always consult the official Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) or Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) text and qualified legal counsel for compliance decisions.