[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR9.203]

[Page 144]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 9_CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart 9.2_Qualifications Requirements
 
Sec.  9.203  QPL's, QML's, and QBL's.

    (a) Qualification and listing in a QPL, QML, or QBL is the process 
by which products are obtained from manufacturers or distributors, 
examined and tested for compliance with specification requirements, or 
manufacturers or potential offerors, are provided an opportunity to 
demonstrate their abilities to meet the standards specified for 
qualification. The names of successful products, manufacturers, or 
potential offerors are included on lists evidencing their status. 
Generally, qualification is performed in advance and independently of 
any specific acquisition action. After qualification, the products, 
manufacturers, or potential offerors are included in a Federal or 
Military QPL, QML, or QBL. (See 9.202(a)(2) with regard to any product, 
manufacturer, or potential offeror not yet included on an applicable 
list.)
    (b) Specifications requiring a qualified product are included in the 
following publications:
    (1) GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial 
Item Descriptions.
    (2) Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards.
    (c) Instructions concerning qualification procedures are included in 
the following publications:
    (1) Federal Standardization Manual, FSPM-0001.
    (2) Defense Standardization Manual 4120.24-M, Appendix 2, as amended 
by Military Standards 961 and 962.
    (d) The publications listed in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this 
section are sold to the public. The publications in paragraphs (b)(1) 
and (c)(1) of this section may be obtained from the addressee in 
11.201(d)(1). The publications in paragraphs (b)(2) and (c)(2) of this 
section may be obtained from the addressee in 11.201(d)(2).

[50 FR 35476, Aug. 30, 1985, as amended at 53 FR 17857, May 18, 1988; 63 
FR 34062, June 22, 1998; 67 FR 6120, Feb. 8, 2002]