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 Representation and certifications 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.

           9.108 Prohibition on contracting with inverted domestic corporations.

                9.108-1 Definitions.

                9.108-2 Prohibition.

                9.108-3 Representation by the offeror.

                9.108-4 Waiver.

                9.108-5 Solicitation provision and contract clause.

           9.109 Prohibition on contracting with an entity involved in activities that violate arms control treaties or agreements with the United States.

                9.109-1 Authority.

                9.109-2 Prohibition.

                9.109-3 Exception.

                9.109-4 Certification by the offeror.

                9.109-5 Solicitation provision.

      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.

                9.206-1 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 Exclusions in the System for Award Management.

           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 [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.