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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 3: Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest › Subpart 3.10

FAR 3.1001 Definitions.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section defines key terms used in the FAR subpart on subcontracting. It clarifies what counts as a subcontract, who is a subcontractor, and what geographic areas are included in the United States. These definitions matter because they determine which entities and activities fall under the subcontracting rules.

Applies to: Prime contractors and subcontractors under Federal contracts

Key terms: Subcontract · Subcontractor · United States

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

As used in this subpart—

Subcontract means any contract entered into by a subcontractor to furnish supplies or services for performance of a prime contract or a subcontract.

Subcontractor means any supplier, distributor, vendor, or firm that furnished supplies or services to or for a prime contractor or another subcontractor.

United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.

Sections that refer to it

← 3.1000 Scope of subpart. · 3.1002 Policy. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 3

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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