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48 CFR 3.501-1: 3.501-1 Definition.

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  1. Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System
  2. CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
  3. SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL
  4. PART 3—IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
  5. Subpart 3.5—Other Improper Business Practices

Buying-in as used in this section, means submitting an offer below anticipated costs, expecting to—

(1) Increase the contract amount after award (e.g., through unnecessary or excessively priced change orders); or

(2) Receive follow-on contracts at artificially high prices to recover losses incurred on the buy-in contract.

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