Clause reference
Which federal clauses apply — and which flow down
Every FAR provision, clause and Alternate below is listed with its contract-type applicability read from the official acquisition.gov Smart Matrix, its P-or-C type and prescription from the eCFR API, and a one-click link to the regulation itself.
Matrix last rebuilt 2026-11-02T02:41:39Z; refreshed nightly (about 02:40 UTC). Contract-type grid: acquisition.gov Smart Matrix. Clause text and prescriptions: eCFR, 48 CFR (up to date as of 2026-10-29).
What is in this reference
This reference covers the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), 48 CFR chapter 1 — its provisions, contract clauses and every Alternate. The contract-type applicability grid is read from the official acquisition.gov Smart Matrix; clause text, type and prescription come from the eCFR API. The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) is not included, because no official machine-readable DFARS matrix is published; where a FAR clause title refers to the DFARS, that is the regulation quoting itself. Every Alternate is listed as its own row with its own prescribing section, exactly as the official matrix publishes it.
- 805FAR provisions and clauses in the matrix
- 21contract types the matrix distinguishes
- 35required (R) for FP SUP
- 35required (R) for CR SUP
- 26required (R) for T&M LH
Find a clause
Search all 805 provisions, clauses and Alternates by clause number (for example 52.212-4), by a word from the title, or by the FAR section that prescribes it (the number in the “Prescribed in” column, such as 15.4).
Results appear here as you type; every clause page is also reachable from the lists below.
Browse by contract type
Pick a contract type to see the clauses the matrix marks for it, grouped by required, as-prescribed and optional.
- IBR (684 clauses)
- UCF (796 clauses)
- FP SUP (514 clauses)
- CR SUP (409 clauses)
- FP R&D (410 clauses)
- CR R&D (392 clauses)
- FP SVC (472 clauses)
- CR SVC (408 clauses)
- FP CON (456 clauses)
- CR CON (394 clauses)
- T&M LH (409 clauses)
- LMV (504 clauses)
- COM SVC (423 clauses)
- DDR (433 clauses)
- A&E (362 clauses)
- FAC (382 clauses)
- IND DEL (597 clauses)
- TRN (450 clauses)
- SAP (462 clauses)
- UTL SVC (361 clauses)
- CP/CS (124 clauses)
A sample of the matrix
| Number | Title | Prescribed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52.202-1 | Definitions. | 2.201 | eCFR |
| 52.203-10 | Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity. | 3.104-9(b) | eCFR |
| 52.203-11 | Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. | 3.808(a) | eCFR |
| 52.203-12 | Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. | 3.808(b) | eCFR |
| 52.203-13 | Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct. | 3.1004(a) | eCFR |
| 52.203-14 | Display of Hotline Poster(s). | 3.1004(b) | eCFR |
| 52.203-15 | Whistleblower Protections Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. | 3.907-7 | eCFR |
| 52.203-16 | Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest. | 3.1106 | eCFR |
| 52.203-17 | Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights. | 3.906 | eCFR |
| 52.203-18 | Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation. | 3.909-3(a) | eCFR |
| 52.203-19 | Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements. | 3.909-3(b) | eCFR |
| 52.203-2 | Certificate of Independent Price Determination. | 3.103-1 | eCFR |
Frequently asked questions
Where does the clause data come from?
The contract-type applicability grid is read from the official acquisition.gov Smart Matrix — the matrix eCFR itself names as authoritative. Clause text, P-or-C type and prescription come from the eCFR API. This reference covers the FAR (48 CFR chapter 1); DFARS is not included because no official machine-readable DFARS matrix is published. Nothing in the grid is hand-entered, and each refresh validates its own parse.
How current is the reference?
It is rebuilt nightly and every page shows the date and time of the last successful refresh. If a refresh fails its parse checks or its freshness window, the page shows a visible staleness notice and /clauses/status.json reports it.
Does MyFCExperts certify that my contract is compliant?
No. It reports what the official matrix says applies at a given contract type, and what a clause says and where it is prescribed. It does not determine whether a particular contract or subcontract is compliant, and nothing here is legal advice.
What does MyFCExperts Clause Access cost?
It is $129 one-time, shown before you pay. The full clause matrix, the contract-type views and every flow-down are free to browse with no account; the membership adds what only a signed-in member gets — saved contract profiles and the nightly clause-change feed for the contract types you pin.
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Reporting, not advice
MyFCExperts reports what the official federal clause matrix says applies at a given contract type, and what each clause says and where it is prescribed. It does not determine whether a specific contract or subcontract is compliant, and nothing here is legal advice or creates an attorney-client relationship. Always read the linked primary source and consult a qualified professional for your own situation.
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The clause reference is free to browse. The MyFCExperts Clause Access membership adds saved contract profiles and the nightly clause-change feed for the contract types you pin. (The full clause matrix and flow-down views stay free.).