FAR 52.216-27 — Single or Multiple Awards

Solicitation provision · dated Oct 1995 · prescribed in FAR 16.506(f) · current through FAC 2026-01

In plain English

FAR 52.216-27, Single or Multiple Awards, is a solicitation provision prescribed at FAR 16.506(f), most recently dated Oct 1995. The complete official text is reproduced below, verbatim, from GSA's published FAR source files.

Its text contains no sentence requiring insertion into subcontracts; see the flowdown section below for what that does and does not mean.

Does it flow down to subcontracts?

No flowdown mandate found in the clause text

This is a solicitation provision — it applies to offerors when submitting an offer, not to contract performance, so subcontract flowdown is generally not the operative question for it.

Where it's prescribed

As prescribed in 16.506(f), insert the following provision:

Prescribing reference: FAR 16.506(f).

The official text, verbatim

FAR 52.216-27 · Oct 1995 current through FAC 2026-01 acquisition.gov eCFR (48 CFR)

As prescribed in 16.506(f), insert the following provision:

Single or Multiple Awards (Oct 1995)

The Government may elect to award a single delivery order contract or task order contract or to award multiple delivery order contracts or task order contracts for the same or similar supplies or services to two or more sources under this solicitation.

(End of provision)

The text above is reproduced from GSA's published FAR source files (GSA/GSA-Acquisition-FAR @ da52ccb (2026-03-30)), retrieved 2026-07-17. The official publication at acquisition.gov / eCFR controls if they differ.