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FAR 52.233-4 — Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim

Contract clause · dated Oct 2004 · prescribed in FAR 33.215(b) · current through FAC 2026-01

The official text, verbatim

FAR 52.233-4 · Oct 2004 current through FAC 2026-01 acquisition.gov eCFR (48 CFR)

As prescribed in 33.215(b), insert the following clause:

Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004)

United States law will apply to resolve any claim of breach of this contract.

(End of clause)

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.
This is the FAR text. Your contract may not use it. An agency supplement (DFARS, GSAM, HHSAR, AGAR …) can add to this clause, and a class deviation can replace its text outright for a whole agency — neither of which changes what the FAR itself says, so neither appears above. Check the solicitation for a deviation notice, and see agency supplements for the supplement clauses we publish. We do not currently track class deviations.

In plain English

FAR 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim, is a contract clause prescribed at FAR 33.215(b), most recently dated Oct 2004. The complete official text is reproduced above, 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 33.215(b), insert the following clause:

Prescribing reference: FAR 33.215(b).