48 CFR § 12.501 - 12.501 Applicability.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s12.501"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 12.501 - 12.501 Applicability."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "12.501"
section_name: "12.501 Applicability."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "ACQUISITION PLANNING"
part_number: "12"
part_name: "ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 48241, Sept. 18, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "12"
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# 12.501 12.501 Applicability.
(a) This subpart applies to any contract or subcontract at any tier for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services.
(b) Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to authorize the waiver of any provision of law with respect to any subcontract if the prime contractor is reselling or distributing commercial products or commercial services of another contractor without adding value. This limitation is intended to preclude establishment of unusual contractual arrangements solely for the purpose of Government sales.
(c) For purposes of this subpart, contractors awarded subcontracts under subpart 19.8, Contracting with the Small Business Administration (the 8(a) Program), shall be considered prime contractors.
[60 FR 48241, Sept. 18, 1995, as amended at 86 FR 61024, Nov. 4, 2021]