48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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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.

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2 sections with “affiliated concerns”

  • 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 2.101 Definitions.
    …plies or services from institutions of higher education (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)) or related or affiliated nonprofit entities, or from nonprofit research organizations or independent research institutes— (i) $15,000; or (ii) A higher threshold,…

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.