{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-9.104-4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 9.104-4","heading":"9.104-4 Subcontractor responsibility.","body":"(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.\n(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.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER B—ACQUISITION PLANNING","PART 9—CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS","Subpart 9.1—Responsible Prospective Contractors"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"6ed9b56aa638f6dca2fe369c323c93cf8abc4ab08e213e736d5bff8df2e7c56a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-9.104-3","next":"us/48-cfr-9.104-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}