[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: 48CFR9.104-4]



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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. 9.104-4  Subcontractor responsibility.



    (a) Generally, prospective prime contractors are responsible for 

determining the responsibility of their prospective subcontractors (but 

see 9.405 and 9.405-2 regarding debarred, ineligible, or suspended 

firms). Determinations of prospective subcontractor responsibility may 

affect the Government's determination of the prospective prime 

contractor's responsibility. A prospective contractor may be required to 

provide written evidence of a proposed subcontractor's responsibility.

    (b) When it is in the Government's interest to do so, the 

contracting officer may directly determine a prospective subcontractor's 

responsibility (e.g., when the prospective contract involves medical 

supplies, urgent requirements, or substantial subcontracting). In this 

case, the same standards used to determine a prime contractor's 

responsibility shall be used by the Government to determine 

subcontractor responsibility.