FAR 9.505 General rules
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 9.505
- Type
- Section
- Last amended
- 84 FR 19839 Effective May 6, 2019
- Proposed changes
- 2
- Text as of
- FAC 2026-01
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.
Text
The general rules in 9.505-1 through 9.505-4 prescribe limitations on contracting as the means of avoiding, neutralizing, or mitigating organizational conflicts of interest that might otherwise exist in the stated situations. Some illustrative examples are provided in 9.508. Conflicts may arise in situations not expressly covered in this section 9.505 or in the examples in 9.508. Each individual contracting situation should be examined on the basis of its particular facts and the nature of the proposed contract. The exercise of common sense, good judgment, and sound discretion is required in both the decision on whether a significant potential conflict exists and, if it does, the development of an appropriate means for resolving it. The two underlying principles are-
(a) Preventing the existence of conflicting roles that might bias a contractor’s judgment; and
(b) Preventing unfair competitive advantage. In addition to the other situations described in this subpart, an unfair competitive advantage exists where a contractor competing for award of any Federal contract possesses-
(1) Proprietary information that was obtained from a Government official without proper authorization; or
(2) Source selection information (as defined in 2.101) that is relevant to the contract but is not available to all competitors, and such information would assist that contractor in obtaining the contract.
Contents
Federal Register history
| Final rule | Published | Effective |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments | ||
| Federal Acquisition Regulation; Procurement Integrity Rewrite |
Proposed changes
| Proposed rule | Published | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 9, 27, and 47 | Closed Oct 19, 2026No final rule found | |
| Federal Acquisition Regulation: Controlled Unclassified Information | Closed Mar 17, 2025No final rule found |
Sections cited
- FAR 9.505-1 Providing systems engineering and technical direction
- FAR 9.505-4 Obtaining access to proprietary information
- FAR 9.508 Examples
- FAR 2.101 Definitions
Quick answers
What is FAR 9.505?
FAR 9.505 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "General rules".
When was FAR 9.505 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments" (84 FR 19839), published May 6, 2019 and effective May 6, 2019.
Are changes to FAR 9.505 proposed?
2 proposed changes have no final rule yet.
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