48 CFR § 50.103-7 - 50.103-7 Contract requirements.

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title: "48 CFR § 50.103-7 - 50.103-7   Contract requirements."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "50.103-7"
section_name: "50.103-7   Contract requirements."
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chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
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subchapter_name: "CONTRACT MANAGEMENT"
part_number: "50"
part_name: "EXTRAORDINARY CONTRACTUAL ACTIONS AND THE SAFETY ACT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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# 50.103-7 50.103-7   Contract requirements.

(a) Pub. L. 85-804 and E.O. 10789 require that every contract entered into, amended, or modified under this Subpart 50.1 shall contain—

(1) A citation of Pub. L. 85-804 and E.O. 10789;

(2) A brief statement of the circumstances justifying the action; and

(3) A recital of the finding that the action will facilitate the national defense.

(b) The authority in 50.101-1(a) shall not be used to omit from contracts, when otherwise required, the clauses at 52.203-5, Covenant Against Contingent Fees; 52.215-2, Audit and Records—Negotiation; 52.222-4, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards—Overtime Compensation; 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements; 52.222-10, Compliance With Copeland Act Requirements; 52.222-20, Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; and 52.232-23, Assignment of Claims.

[72 FR 63030, Nov. 7, 2007, as amended at 79 FR 24214, Apr. 29, 2014; 85 FR 27091, May 6, 2020]