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FAR 37.109 Services of quasi-military armed forces.

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 prohibits the government from contracting with Pinkerton Detective Agencies or similar organizations that offer quasi-military armed forces for hire, or with their employees, regardless of what the contract is about. It matters to contractors because an organization that only provides guard, protective, investigative, or detective services is not considered a quasi-military armed force just because its guards are armed.

Applies to: Contracts with organizations offering quasi-military armed forces for hire, or their employees

Key terms: quasi-military armed forces · Pinkerton Detective Agencies · guard or protective services · general investigative or detective services

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

The text

Contracts with Pinkerton Detective Agencies or similar organizations are prohibited by 5 U.S.C. 3108. This prohibition applies only to contracts with organizations that offer quasi-military armed forces for hire, or with their employees, regardless of the contract's character. An organization providing guard or protective services does not thereby become a quasi-military armed force, even though the guards are armed or the organization provides general investigative or detective services. (See 57 Comp. Gen. 524).

← 37.108 Small business Certificate of Competency. · 37.110 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 37

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

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