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FAR 9.601 Definition.

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 what a 'contractor team arrangement' means under this subpart of the FAR. It matters because it tells contractors when their partnership, joint venture, or subcontractor agreement counts as a team arrangement, which triggers the rules in this subpart.

Applies to: Contractors forming partnerships, joint ventures, or subcontractor arrangements for Government contracts

Key terms: contractor team arrangement · partnership · joint venture · prime contractor · subcontractors

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

The text

Contractor team arrangement, as used in this subpart, means an arrangement in which—

(1) Two or more companies form a partnership or joint venture to act as a potential prime contractor; or

(2) A potential prime contractor agrees with one or more other companies to have them act as its subcontractors under a specified Government contract or acquisition program.

← 9.508 Examples. · 9.602 General. →

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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