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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 9: Contractor Qualifications › Subpart 9.4

FAR 9.409 Contract clause.

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 tells contracting officers when to include a specific clause about subcontracting with contractors who are debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or voluntarily excluded. The clause must be inserted in solicitations and contracts when the contract value exceeds $45,000. For contractors, this means the clause will appear in covered contracts and imposes related requirements on how they handle subcontracting with such parties.

Applies to: Contracting officers and contractors on solicitations and contracts over $45,000

What it requires

  • Insert the clause at 52.209-6 in solicitations and contracts where the contract value exceeds $45,000

Key terms: 52.209-6 · debarred · suspended · proposed for debarment · voluntarily excluded

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

The text

The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded, in solicitations and contracts where the contract value exceeds $45,000.

Sections it refers to

  • 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded.

Sections that refer to it

  • 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded.

← 9.408 [Reserved] · 9.500 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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