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FAR 9.110-1 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 two terms used in FAR 9.110: "covered agency" and "institution of higher education." It matters to contractors because it determines which agencies and which schools fall under the rules that use these definitions.

Applies to: Contractors dealing with the agencies listed and institutions of higher education

Key terms: Covered agency · Institution of higher education · Department of Defense · Department of Homeland Security · National Nuclear Security Administration

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

The text

As used in this section—

Covered agency means—

(1) The Department of Defense;

(2) Any department or agency for which regular appropriations are made in a Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act;

(3) The Department of Homeland Security;

(4) The National Nuclear Security Administration of the Department of Energy;

(5) The Department of Transportation; or

(6) The Central Intelligence Agency.

Institution of higher education means an institution that meets the requirements of 20 U.S.C. 1001 and includes all sub-elements of such an institution.

Sections that refer to it

  • 9.405-1 Continuation of current contracts.

← 9.110 Reserve Officer Training Corps and military recruiting on campus. · 9.110-2 Authority. →

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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