{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-52.244-5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 52.244-5","heading":"52.244-5 Competition in Subcontracting.","body":"As prescribed in 44.204(c), insert the following clause:\nCompetition in Subcontracting (AUG 2024)\n(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.\n(b) If the Contractor is an approved mentor under the DoD Mentor-Protégé Program (10 U.S.C. 4902), the Contractor may award subcontracts under this contract on a noncompetitive basis to its protégés.\n(End of clause)","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":"e58f9ef1873521d300d5c4c812628a3305650ab2c64142637242f22c76793b74","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-52.244-4","next":"us/48-cfr-52.244-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}