FAR clauses/Part 37/Checked 15 Sep 2026
FAR 52.237-3
Continuity of Services
- Clause date
- JAN 1991
- Prescribed at
- FAR 37.110(c). The CO may insert the clause in service contracts when the services are vital and must continue without interruption through a change to a successor, and the Government anticipates difficulties during the transition (e.g., remote locations or personnel with special security clearances).
- Applies to
- Vital service contracts where a difficult transition to a successor is anticipated.
- Flowdown
- No flowdown required
52.237-3 contains no subcontract flowdown paragraph. It is not listed in 52.244-6(c)(1) or 52.212-5(e)(1). - Full text
- FAR 52.237-3 on Acquisition.gov
… (b) The Contractor shall, upon the Contracting Officer's written notice, (1) furnish phase-in, phase-out services for up to 90 days after this contract expires and (2) negotiate in good faith a plan with a successor to determine the nature and extent of phase-in, phase-out services required. …
From the clause · Codified FAR · FAC 2026-01
Why it matters: Without it, an incumbent that loses a recompete has no contractual duty to train or cooperate with the successor, which is exactly when cleared or remote workforces are hardest to transition.
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.
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