FAR Part 9 Contractor Qualifications
Part Federal Acquisition Regulation
Part facts
- Citation
- FAR Part 9
- Type
- Part
- Last amended
- 90 FR 41872 Effective Oct 1, 2025
- Proposed changes
- 5
- 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 part.
Contents
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9.000 Scope of part
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Subpart 9.1 Responsible Prospective Contractors
- 9.100 Scope of subpart
- 9.101 Definitions
- 9.102 Applicability
- 9.103 Policy
- 9.104 Standards
- 9.105 Procedures
- 9.106 Preaward surveys
- 9.107 Surveys of nonprofit agencies participating in the AbilityOne Program
- 9.108 Prohibition on contracting with inverted domestic corporations
- 9.109 Prohibition on contracting with an entity involved in activities that violate arms control treaties or agreements with the United States
- 9.110 Reserve Officer Training Corps and military recruiting on campus
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Subpart 9.2 Qualifications Requirements
- 9.200 Scope of subpart
- 9.201 Definitions
- 9.202 Policy
- 9.203 QPL’s, QML’s, and QBL’s
- 9.204 Responsibilities for establishment of a qualification requirement
- 9.205 Opportunity for qualification before award
- 9.206 Acquisitions subject to qualification requirements
- 9.207 Changes in status regarding qualification requirements
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Subpart 9.3 First Article Testing and Approval
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Subpart 9.4 Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility
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Subpart 9.5 Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest
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Subpart 9.6 Contractor Team Arrangements
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Subpart 9.7 Defense Production Pools and Research and Development Pools
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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: Prohibition on Certain Semiconductor Products and Services | Closed Apr 20, 2026No final rule found | |
| Federal Acquisition Regulation: Controlled Unclassified Information | Closed Mar 17, 2025No final rule found | |
| Federal Acquisition Regulation: Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition | Closed Mar 17, 2025No final rule found | |
| Federal Acquisition Regulation: Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk | No final rule found |
Quick answers
What is FAR Part 9?
FAR Part 9 is a part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Contractor Qualifications".
When was FAR Part 9 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds" (90 FR 41872), published Aug 27, 2025 and effective Oct 1, 2025.
Are changes to FAR Part 9 proposed?
5 proposed changes have no final rule yet.
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