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FAR 9.500 Scope of subpart.

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 the scope of the FAR subpart on organizational conflicts of interest. It explains that the subpart sets out responsibilities, rules, and procedures for identifying, evaluating, and resolving organizational conflicts of interest, and provides examples to help contracting officers apply them. It also implements a specific statutory provision from the 1989 Department of Defense Appropriation Act.

Applies to: Contracting officers and contractors involved in acquisitions subject to the FAR

Key terms: organizational conflicts of interest · contracting officers · subpart

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The text

This subpart:

(a) Prescribes responsibilities, general rules, and procedures for identifying, evaluating, and resolving organizational conflicts of interest;

(b) Provides examples to assist contracting officers in applying these rules and procedures to individual contracting situations; and

(c) Implements section 8141 of the 1989 Department of Defense Appropriation Act, Pub. L. 100-463, 102 Stat. 2270-47 (1988).

← 9.409 Contract clause. · 9.501 Definition. →

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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