48 CFR § 952.226-71 - 952.226-71 Utilization of Energy Policy Act target entities.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s952.226-71"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 952.226-71 - 952.226-71 Utilization of Energy Policy Act target entities."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "952.226-71"
section_name: "952.226-71 Utilization of Energy Policy Act target entities."
chapter_number: 9
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "CLAUSES AND FORMS"
part_number: "952"
part_name: "SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 2201; 2282a; 2282b; 2282c; 42 U.S.C. 7101 50 U.S.C. 2401"
regulatory_source: "49 FR 12042, Mar. 28, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "952"
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# 952.226-71 952.226-71 Utilization of Energy Policy Act target entities.
As prescribed in 926.7008(b)(2), insert the following clause:
Utilization of Energy Policy Act 1992 Target Entities [December 2024]
(a) *Definition.* Energy Policy Act (EPAct 1992) target groups, as used in this clause, has the meaning conveyed in 48 CFR 926.7002.
(b) *Obligation.* In addition to its obligations under the clause of this contract entitled Utilization of Small Business Concerns (48 CFR 52.219-8), the contractor, in performance of this contract, agrees to provide its best efforts to competitively award subcontracts to entities from among the EPAct 1992 target groups.
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[89 FR 89766, Nov. 13, 2024]