{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-52.204-20","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 52.204-20","heading":"52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror.","body":"As prescribed in 4.1804(d), insert the following provision:\nPredecessor of Offeror (AUG 2020)\n(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—\nCommercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means—\n(1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity by unique location; or\n(2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas that the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code.\nPredecessor means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.\nSuccessor means an entity that has replaced a predecessor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term “successor” does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name. The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, depending on State law and specific circumstances.\n(b) The Offeror represents that it □ is or □ is not a successor to a predecessor that held a Federal contract or grant within the last three years.\n(c) If the Offeror has indicated “is” in paragraph (b) of this provision, enter the following information for all predecessors that held a Federal contract or grant within the last three years (if more than one predecessor, list in reverse chronological order):\nPredecessor CAGE code: ________ (or mark “Unknown”).\nPredecessor legal name: ________.\n(Do not use a “doing business as” name).\n(End of provision)","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER H—CLAUSES AND FORMS","PART 52—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES","Subpart 52.2—Text of Provisions and Clauses"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"95a27eac6364f1afc0078e200a330d35901c4b62c6134b030bac763f6ab99fe3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-52.204-19","next":"us/48-cfr-52.204-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}