Clause Library / FAR Part 42
FAR 52.242-5
Payments to Small Business Subcontractors
A contract clause under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, placed in Uniform Contract Format Section I (Contract clauses).
Contract clausePrescribed in 42.1504UCF Section IIncorporated by reference
When it applies
Required by 42.1504 in all solicitations and contracts containing the clause at 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
Prescription
The FAR directs use of 52.242-5 at 42.1504 — read the prescribing section on acquisition.gov →.
Official text
The full, authoritative text of 52.242-5 is on acquisition.gov: View FAR 52.242-5 →
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