FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 9: Contractor Qualifications › Subpart 9.7
FAR 9.701 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 "pool" means for this subpart of the FAR. It matters to contractors because it explains the specific conditions a group of concerns must meet to be treated as a pool, including forming an agreement and getting it approved by the SBA or a designated official.
Applies to: Groups of concerns seeking to jointly perform defense production or research and development contracts
What it requires
- Associate together to obtain and perform defense production or R&D contracts jointly or with each other
- Enter into an agreement governing organization, relationship, and procedures
- Obtain approval of the agreement from the SBA or a designated official
Key terms: Pool · concerns · defense production or research and development contracts · Small Business Administration · designated official
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
Pool, as used in this subpart, means a group of concerns (see 19.001) that have—
(1) Associated together in order to obtain and perform, jointly or in conjunction with each other, defense production or research and development contracts;
(2) Entered into an agreement governing their organization, relationship, and procedures; and
(3) Obtained approval of the agreement by either—
(i) The Small Business Administration (SBA) under section 9 or 11 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638 or 640) (see 13 CFR part 125); or
(ii) A designated official under Part V of Executive Order 10480, August 14, 1953 (18 FR 4939, August 20, 1953) and section 708 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2158).
Sections it refers to
- 19.001 Definitions.
← 9.604 Limitations. · 9.702 Contracting with pools. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 9
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 9, 27, and 47 ↗ · proposed 2026-09-18 · comments due 2026-10-19
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Certain Semiconductor Products and Services ↗ · proposed 2026-02-17 · comments due 2026-04-20
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds ↗ · final rule 2025-08-27 · effective 2025-10-01
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition ↗ · proposed 2025-01-15 · comments due 2025-03-17
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Controlled Unclassified Information ↗ · proposed 2025-01-15 · comments due 2025-03-17
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk ↗ · proposed 2025-01-13
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Improving Consistency Between Procurement and Nonprocurement Procedures on Suspension and Debarment ↗ · final rule 2025-01-03 · effective 2025-01-17
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Certification of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses ↗ · final rule 2024-12-16 · effective 2024-12-16
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.