48 CFR § 52.209-2 - 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations—Representation.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s52.209-2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 52.209-2 - 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations—Representation."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "52.209-2"
section_name: "52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations—Representation."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "CLAUSES AND FORMS"
part_number: "52"
part_name: "SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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: "48 FR 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "52"
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# 52.209-2 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations—Representation.
As prescribed in 9.108-5(a), insert the following provision:
****Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations—Representation (NOV 2015)
(a) *Definitions. Inverted domestic corporation* and *subsidiary* have the meaning given in the clause of this contract entitled Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (52.209-10).
(b) Government agencies are not permitted to use appropriated (or otherwise made available) funds for contracts with either an inverted domestic corporation, or a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation, unless the exception at 9.108-2(b) applies or the requirement is waived in accordance with the procedures at 9.108-4.
(c) *Representation.* The Offeror represents that—
(1) It □ is, □ is not an inverted domestic corporation; and
(2) It □ is, □ is not a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation.
****(End of provision)
[76 FR 31414, May 31, 2011, as amended at 79 FR 74557, Dec. 15, 2014; 80 FR 38307, July 2, 2015]