[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR9.104-1]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

 

PART 9_CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS--Table of Contents

 

             Subpart 9.1_Responsible Prospective Contractors

 

Sec. 9.104-1  General standards.



    To be determined responsible, a prospective contractor must--

    (a) Have adequate financial resources to perform the contract, or 

the ability to obtain them (see 9.104-3(a));

    (b) Be able to comply with the required or proposed delivery or 

performance schedule, taking into consideration all existing commercial 

and governmental business commitments;

    (c) Have a satisfactory performance record (see 48 CFR 9.104-3(b) 

and part 42, subpart 42.15). A prospective contractor shall not be 

determined responsible or nonresponsible solely on the



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basis of a lack of relevant performance history, except as provided in 

9.104-2;

    (d) Have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics;

    (e) Have the necessary organization, experience, accounting and 

operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain 

them (including, as appropriate, such elements as production control 

procedures, property control systems, quality assurance measures, and 

safety programs applicable to materials to be produced or services to be 

performed by the prospective contractor and subcontractors) (see 9.104-

3(a));

    (f) Have the necessary production, construction, and technical 

equipment and facilities, or the ability to obtain them (see 9.104-

3(a)); and

    (g) Be otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under 

applicable laws and regulations.



[48 FR 42142, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 51 FR 27119, July 29, 1986; 

56 FR 55374, Oct. 25, 1991; 60 FR 16718, Mar. 31, 1995; 61 FR 67410, 

Dec. 20, 1996; 65 FR 80264, Dec. 20, 2000; 66 FR 17756, Apr. 3, 2001; 66 

FR 66986, 66989, Dec. 27, 2001]