In plain English
FAR 52.222-15, Certification of Eligibility, is a contract clause prescribed at FAR 22.407(a), most recently dated May 2014. 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
We scanned the full clause text and found no sentence directing the contractor to insert this clause into subcontracts. That is a statement about the text, not legal advice: a prime contractor may still flow terms down contractually, an agency supplement (DFARS, VAAR, …) may add requirements, and clauses listed below (if any) may order this clause into subcontracts from the outside.
Where it's prescribed
As prescribed in 22.407(a), insert the following clause:
Prescribing reference: FAR 22.407(a).
The official text, verbatim
As prescribed in 22.407(a), insert the following clause:
Certification of Eligibility (May 2014)
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(a) By entering into this contract, the Contractor certifies that neither it nor any person or firm who has an interest in the Contractor's firm is a person or firm ineligible to be awarded Government contracts by virtue of 40 U.S.C. 3144(b)(2) or 29 CFR 5.12(a)(1).
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(b) No part of this contract shall be subcontracted to any person or firm ineligible for award of a Government contract by virtue of 40 U.S.C. 3144(b)(2) or 29 CFR 5.12(a)(1).
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(c) The penalty for making false statements is prescribed in the U.S. Criminal Code, 18 U.S.C. 1001.
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