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Part 9: Contractor Qualifications

• 9.000: Scope of Part.

Subpart 9.1: Responsible Prospective Contractors

• 9.100: Scope of Subpart.
• 9.101: Definitions.
• 9.102: Applicability.
• 9.103: Policy.
• 9.104: Standards.
• 9.104-1: General Standards.
• 9.104-2: Special Standards.
• 9.104-3: Application of Standards.
• 9.104-4: Subcontractor Responsibility.
• 9.104-5: Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters.
• 9.104-6: Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System.
• 9.104-7: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses.
• 9.105: Procedures.
• 9.105-1: Obtaining Information.
• 9.105-2: Determinations and Documentation.
• 9.105-3: Disclosure of Preaward Information.
• 9.106: Preaward Surveys.
• 9.106-1: Conditions for Preaward Surveys.
• 9.106-2: Requests for Preaward Surveys.
• 9.106-3: Interagency Preaward Surveys.
• 9.106-4: Reports.
• 9.107: Surveys of Nonprofit Agencies Participating in the AbilityOne Program Under the Javits-Wagner-O Day (JWOD) Act.
• 9.108: Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations.
• 9.108-1: Definition.
• 9.108-2: Relationship With the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations.
• 9.108-3: Prohibition.
• 9.108-4: Waiver.
• 9.108-5: Solicitation Provision.

Subpart 9.2: Qualifications Requirements

• 9.200: Scope of Subpart.
• 9.201: Definitions.
• 9.202: Policy.
• 9.203: QPLs, QMLs, and QBLs.
• 9.204: Responsibilities for Establishment of a Qualification Requirement.
• 9.205: Opportunity for Qualification Before Award.
• 9.206: Acquisitions Subject to Qualification Requirements.
• 9.206-1: General.
• 9.206-2: Contract Clause.
• 9.206-3: Competition.
• 9.207: Changes in Status Regarding Qualification Requirements.

Subpart 9.3: First Article Testing and Approval

• 9.301: Definition.
• 9.302: General.
• 9.303: Use.
• 9.304: Exceptions.
• 9.305: Risk.
• 9.306: Solicitation Requirements.
• 9.307: Government Administration Procedures.
• 9.308: Contract Clauses.
• 9.308-1: Testing Performed by the Contractor.
• 9.308-2: Testing Performed by the Government.

Subpart 9.4: Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility

• 9.400: Scope of Subpart.
• 9.401: Applicability.
• 9.402: Policy.
• 9.403: Definitions.
• 9.404: Excluded Parties List System.
• 9.405: Effect of Listing.
• 9.405-1: Continuation of Current Contracts.
• 9.405-2: Restrictions on Subcontracting.
• 9.406: Debarment.
• 9.406-1: General.
• 9.406-2: Causes for Debarment.
• 9.406-3: Procedures.
• 9.406-4: Period of Debarment.
• 9.406-5: Scope of Debarment.
• 9.407: Suspension.
• 9.407-1: General.
• 9.407-2: Causes for Suspension.
• 9.407-3: Procedures.
• 9.407-4: Period of Suspension.
• 9.407-5: Scope of Suspension.
• 9.408: 9.408 - [Reserved]
• 9.409: Contract Clause.

Subpart 9.5: Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest

• 9.500: Scope of Subpart.
• 9.501: Definition.
• 9.502: Applicability.
• 9.503: Waiver.
• 9.504: Contracting Officer Responsibilities.
• 9.505: General Rules.
• 9.505-1: Providing Systems Engineering and Technical Direction.
• 9.505-2: Preparing Specifications or Work Statements.
• 9.505-3: Providing Evaluation Services.
• 9.505-4: Obtaining Access to Proprietary Information.
• 9.506: Procedures.
• 9.507: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clause.
• 9.507-1: Solicitation Provisions.
• 9.507-2: Contract Clause.
• 9.508: Examples.

Subpart 9.6: Contractor Team Arrangements

• 9.601: Definition.
• 9.602: General.
• 9.603: Policy.
• 9.604: Limitations.

Subpart 9.7: Defense Production Pools and Research and Development Pools

• 9.701: Definition.
• 9.702: Contracting with Pools.
• 9.703: Contracting with Individual Pool Members.