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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 9: Contractor Qualifications

FAR 9.000 Scope of part.

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

FAR Part 9 sets out the policies, standards, and procedures for determining whether prospective contractors are responsible and eligible for government contracts. It also covers related topics like debarment and suspension, qualified products, first article testing, contractor team arrangements, and organizational conflicts of interest. This matters because it tells contractors what the government considers when deciding who can receive a contract.

Applies to: Prospective contractors and the contracting process

Key terms: prospective contractors' responsibility · debarment · suspension · ineligibility · organizational conflicts of interest

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

The text

This part prescribes policies, standards, and procedures pertaining to prospective contractors' responsibility; debarment, suspension, and ineligibility; qualified products; first article testing and approval; contractor team arrangements; defense production pools and research and development pools; and organizational conflicts of interest.

9.100 Scope of subpart. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 9

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

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