---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 273.174"
title: "25"
number: "273.174"
heading: "Are there any Indian preference requirements for contracts and subcontracts?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/273.174"
---

# §273.174. Are there any Indian preference requirements for contracts and subcontracts?

- (a) Any contract made with a State, public school district, or Indian corporation for the benefit of Indian students must require that the contractor, to the greatest extent feasible:
  - (1) Give preference in and opportunities for employment and training to Indians in connection with the administration of such contract(s); and
  - (2) Give preference in the award of subcontracts to Indian organizations and Indian-owned economic enterprises.
- (b) All subcontractors employed by the contractor must, to the extent possible, give preference to Indians for employment and training and must include in their bid submission a plan to achieve maximum use of Indian personnel.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 201-203, Pub. L. 93-638, 88 Stat. 2203, 2213-2214 (25 U.S.C. 455-457), unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 85 FR 10948, Feb. 25, 2020, unless otherwise noted.