FAR clauses/Part 19/Checked 15 Sep 2026

FAR 52.219-9
Small Business Subcontracting Plan

Clause date

JAN 2025

Prescribed at

FAR 19.708(b)(1). Insert in solicitations and contracts that offer subcontracting possibilities, are expected to exceed $900,000 ($2 million for construction of any public facility), and are required to include 52.219-8, unless the acquisition is set aside or is to be accomplished under the 8(a) program.

Applies to

Contracts not set aside or under 8(a), over $900,000 ($2 million for construction of a public facility) with subcontracting possibilities.

Flowdown

Flows down in some subcontracts
The clause is not inserted in subcontracts as such. Under 52.219-9(d)(9) the plan must assure that the Contractor will require all subcontractors (except small business concerns) that receive subcontracts in excess of the FAR 19.702(a) threshold (currently $900,000; $2 million for construction) on the date of subcontract award, with further subcontracting possibilities, to adopt a plan that complies with the clause. Paragraph (j) excuses subcontractors when the prime contract contains 52.212-5 or the subcontractor provides a commercial product or commercial service subject to 52.244-6. Not listed in 52.212-5(e)(1) or 52.244-6(c)(1).

Full text

FAR 52.219-9 on Acquisition.gov

… The subcontracting plan shall be included in and made a part of the resultant contract. The subcontracting plan shall be negotiated within the time specified by the Contracting Officer. Failure to submit and negotiate the subcontracting plan shall make the Offeror ineligible for award of a contract. …

From the clause · Codified FAR · FAC 2026-01

This is the codified text, not any agency's Revolutionary FAR Overhaul deviation. An agency running a class deviation may have this clause renumbered, rewritten or prescribed differently — check the deviation before you put a clause in a solicitation.

• 52.219-8Utilization of Small Business ConcernsFAR 19.708(a)
• 52.219-14Limitations on SubcontractingFAR 19.507(e)