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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 9: Contractor Qualifications › Subpart 9.1

FAR 9.109-3 Exception.

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 creates an exception to the prohibition in FAR 9.109-2. It says that prohibition does not apply to contracts for products or services along a major route of supply to a zone of active combat or major contingency operation, as specified in statute or by the cognizant Combatant Commander in consultation with the Chief of Mission. It also lists the countries along the major route of supply supporting operations in Afghanistan as of May 10, 2018.

Applies to: Contracts for products or services along a major route of supply to a zone of active combat or major contingency operation

Key terms: major route of supply · zone of active combat · major contingency operation · cognizant Combatant Commander · Chief of Mission

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The text

The prohibition in 9.109-2 does not apply to contracts for the procurement of products or services along a major route of supply to a zone of active combat or major contingency operation, as specified in statute or by the cognizant Combatant Commander, in consultation with the Chief of Mission. As of May 10, 2018, countries along the major route of supply to support operations in Afghanistan are Afghanistan, Georgia, the Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 9.109-2 Prohibition. · 9.109-4 Certification by the offeror. →

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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