SpendQueryBeta

48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

FAR and DFARS navigator

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.

Ask the FAR

Try: · · ·

Clear

80 sections with “Affiliate”: the first 40

  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … essential to research, development, production, operation or maintenance of the system. Affiliates means associated business concerns or individuals if, directly or indirectly either one controls or can control the other; or third party c…
  • FAR 9.406-3 Procedures.
    …mental fairness. These procedures shall afford the contractor (and any specifically named affiliates) an opportunity to submit, in person, in writing, or through a representative, information and argument in opposition to the proposed debar…
  • FAR 16.601 Time-and-materials contracts.
    … Performed by the subcontractors; or (3) Transferred between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the contractor under a common control. Materials means— (1) Direct materials, including supplies transferred between divisions, subsid…
  • DFARS 252.209-7012 Prohibition Relating to Conflicts of Interest in Consulting Services—Certification.
    … the Offeror— (1) Cannot certify that neither the Offeror nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates hold a contract or subcontract that involves consulting services with one or more covered foreign entities; and (2) Does not maintain a co…
  • FAR 9.407-3 Procedures.
    …mental fairness. These procedures shall afford the contractor (and any specifically named affiliates) an opportunity, following the imposition of suspension, to submit, in person, in writing, or through a representative, information and arg…
  • FAR 52.216-29 Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition With Adequate Price Competition.
    …formed by— (1) The offeror; (2) Subcontractors; and/or (3) Divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the offeror under a common control; (c) The offeror must establish fixed hourly rates using— (1) Separate rates for each category of l…
  • FAR 52.216-30 Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition Without Adequate Price Competition.
    …med by— (1) The offeror; (2) Each subcontractor; and (3) Each division, subsidiary, or affiliate of the offeror under a common control. (c) Unless exempt under paragraph (d) of this provision, the fixed hourly rates for services transfe…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    … at http://www.esrs.gov. Purchases from a corporation, company, or subdivision that is an affiliate of the Contractor or subcontractor are not included in these reports. Subcontract awards by affiliates shall be treated as subcontract award…
  • FAR 9.104-3 Application of standards.
    …pective contractor's compliance with subcontracting plans under recent contracts. (c)(1) Affiliated concerns. Affiliated concerns (see Concern in 19.001 and Small business concern in 2.101) are normally considered separate entities in dete…
  • FAR 9.403 Definitions.
    …a suspension or debarment proceeding, or a potential suspension or debarment proceeding. Affiliates. (1) Business concerns, organizations, or individuals are affiliates of each other if, directly or indirectly— (i) Either one controls or …
  • FAR 25.703-4 Waiver.
    … 25.703-2(a)(2) with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps or any of its officials, agents, or affiliates, the property and interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, provide rationale…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …s, or services. (2) When compensation is paid with securities of the contractor or of an affiliate, the following additional restrictions apply: (i) Valuation placed on the securities is the fair market value on the first date the number …
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ible under the SDVOSB Program. Small business concern—(1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field of operation, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in …
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … Performed by the subcontractors; or (C) Transferred between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the contractor under a common control. (iii) Materials means— (A) Direct materials, including supplies transferred between divisions, …
  • FAR 4.2101 Definitions.
    …uipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation, (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities); (2) For the purpose of public safety, security of Government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infr…
  • FAR 4.2102 Prohibition.
    …on of “covered telecommunications equipment or services” (including known subsidiaries or affiliates) at 4.2101 will be recorded in SAM (see 9.404). (2) Prohibitions on purchases of products or services produced or provided by entities ide…
  • FAR 9.104-6 Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System.
    …tem (CPARS) (2) In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 2313(d)(3), FAPIIS also identifies— (i) An affiliate that is an immediate owner or subsidiary of the offeror, if any (see 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror); and (ii) All predecessors…
  • FAR 27.302 Policy.
    …ghout the world. The contractor's license extends to any of its domestic subsidiaries and affiliates within the corporate structure of which the contractor is a part and includes the right to grant sublicenses to the extent the contractor w…
  • FAR 31.205-11 Depreciation.
    …uired from the Government at no cost by the contractor or by any division, subsidiary, or affiliate of the contractor under common control. (e) The depreciation on any item which meets the criteria for allowance at price under 31.205-26(e)…
  • FAR 31.205-26 Material costs.
    …rvices that are sold or transferred between any divisions, subdivisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the contractor under a common control shall be on the basis of cost incurred in accordance with this subpart. However, allowance may be …
  • FAR 31.205-36 Rental costs.
    …r allowed cost. Rental cost of personal property leased from any division, subsidiary, or affiliate of the contractor under common control, that has an established practice of leasing the same or similar property to unaffiliated lessees sha…
  • FAR 31.205-37 Royalties and other costs for use of patents.
    …n-arm's-length bargaining; e.g., royalties— (1) Paid to persons, including corporations, affiliated with the contractor; (2) Paid to unaffiliated parties, including corporations, under an agreement entered into in contemplation that a Gov…
  • FAR 49.606 Granting subcontract settlement authorization.
    …e authorization. (6) This authorization does not apply if a subcontractor or supplier is affiliated with you. For this purpose, you should consider a contractor to be affiliated with you if you are under common control or if there is any c…
  • FAR 50.103-4 Facts and evidence.
    …heet. Balance sheets and income statements should be both consolidated and broken down by affiliates. They should show all transactions between the contractor and its affiliates, stockholders, and partners, including loans to the contractor…
  • FAR 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
    …quipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities); (2) For the purpose of public safety, security of Government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infr…
  • FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations.
    …ible under the SDVOSB Program. Small business concern—(1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field of operation, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in …
  • FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside.
    …tion. Small business concern, as used in this clause— (1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and quali…
  • FAR 52.219-7 Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside.
    …tion. Small business concern, as used in this clause— (1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and quali…
  • FAR 52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation.
    …other appropriate authority. Small business concern— (1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field of operation, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in …
  • FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.
    …erformed by the subcontractors; or (iii) Transferred between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the Contractor under a common control. (2) The amounts shall be computed by multiplying the appropriate hourly rates prescribed in the …
  • DFARS 209.572 Conflicts of interest in certain consulting services.
    …n offeror that both— (1) Cannot certify that neither the offeror nor its subsidiaries or affiliates hold a contract or subcontract involving consulting services with one or more covered foreign entities; and (2) Does not have a conflict-o…
  • DFARS 225.003 Definitions.
    …l or defense industrial base of the People's Republic of China (including a subsidiary or affiliate of such entity); or (2) Owned or controlled by, or affiliated with, an element of the Government or armed forces of the People's Republic o…
  • DFARS 252.209-7009 Organizational Conflict of Interest—Major Defense Acquisition Program.
    …the Weapons System Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-23), the Contractor or any affiliate of the Contractor is prohibited from participating as a prime contractor or major subcontractor in the development or production of a weapon…
  • DFARS 252.225-7007 Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Items from Communist Chinese Military Companies.
    …l or defense industrial base of the People's Republic of China (including a subsidiary or affiliate of such entity); or (2) Owned or controlled by, or affiliated with, an element of the Government or armed forces of the People's Republic o…
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    …) of this clause. The Contractor's license- (A) Extends to any domestic subsidiaries and affiliates within the corporate structure of which the Contractor is a part; (B) Includes the right to grant sublicenses to the extent the Contractor…
  • FAR 3.104-3 Statutory and related prohibitions, restrictions, and requirements.
    …it a former official of a Federal agency from accepting compensation from any division or affiliate of a contractor that does not produce the same or similar products or services as the entity of the contractor that is responsible for the c…
  • FAR 3.104-6 Ethics advisory opinions regarding prohibitions on a former official's acceptance of compensation from a contractor.
    …ntractor, including a description of the products or services produced by the division or affiliate of the contractor from whom the individual proposes to accept compensation. (c) Within 30 days after receipt of a request containing comple…
  • FAR 4.901 Definition.
    …mon parent, as used in this subpart, means that corporate entity that owns or controls an affiliated group of corporations that files its Federal income tax returns on a consolidated basis, and of which the offeror is a member.
  • FAR 9.406-1 General.
    …s. The suspending and debarring official may extend the debarment decision to include any affiliates of the contractor if they are— (1) Specifically named; and (2) Given written notice of the proposed debarment and an opportunity to respo…
  • FAR 9.407-1 General.
    …. The suspending and debarring official may extend the suspension decision to include any affiliates of the contractor if they are— (1) Specifically named; and (2) Given written notice of the suspension and an opportunity to respond (see …

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.