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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 9: Contractor Qualifications › Subpart 9.6

FAR 9.603 Policy.

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 states that the Government will recognize the integrity and validity of contractor team arrangements, as long as the arrangements are identified and company relationships are fully disclosed in an offer or, if entered into later, before the arrangement becomes effective. It also says the Government will not normally require or encourage dissolution of these arrangements.

Applies to: Contractor team arrangements

What it requires

  • Identify the arrangement and fully disclose company relationships in an offer, or before the arrangement becomes effective if entered into after offer submission

Key terms: contractor team arrangements · integrity and validity · fully disclosed · dissolution

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

The text

The Government will recognize the integrity and validity of contractor team arrangements; provided, the arrangements are identified and company relationships are fully disclosed in an offer or, for arrangements entered into after submission of an offer, before the arrangement becomes effective. The Government will not normally require or encourage the dissolution of contractor team arrangements.

← 9.602 General. · 9.604 Limitations. →

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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