FAR 52.209-10 - Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations

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Prescribed in 9.108-5(b)
Effective Date:	1 May 2012
Clause or Provision:	Clause
Provision or Clause Number:	52.209-10 - Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations
Principle Type And/Or Purpose of Contract:
Required:
Applicable:	Time and Materials/Labor Hour;
Optional:
Subject:	Inverted Domestic Corporations
ProcurementType:
Contract Threshold:
Prescription Overview:	Prescription (b) Include the clause at 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations, in each solicitation and contract for the acquisition of products or services (including construction).
Clause Overview:	Clause (a) Definitions As used in this clause— “Inverted domestic corporation” means a foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), i.e., a corporation that used to be incorporated in the United States, or used to be a partnership in the United States, but now is incorporated in a foreign country, or is a subsidiary whose parent corporation is incorporated in a foreign country, that meets the criteria specified in 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c). An inverted domestic corporation as herein defined does not meet the definition of an inverted domestic corporation as defined by the Internal Revenue Code at 26 U.S.C. 7874. “Subsidiary” means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned— (1) Directly by a parent corporation; or (2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation. (b) If the contractor reorganizes as an inverted domestic corporation or becomes a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation at any time during the period of performance of this contract, the Government may be prohibited from paying for Contractor activities performed after the date when it becomes an inverted domestic corporation or subsidiary. The Government may seek any available remedies in the event the Contractor fails to perform in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract as a result of Government action under this clause. (c) Exceptions to this prohibition are located at 9.108-2.
Important Notes/Requirements:
Subcontract Threshold:
Incorporated by Reference:	Yes
Uniform Contract Format:
Editor:	Marshall

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