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48 CFR 3.603: 3.603 Responsibilities of the contracting officer.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System
- CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
- SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL
- PART 3—IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
- Subpart 3.6—Contracts With Government Employees or Organizations Owned or Controlled by Them
(a) Before awarding a contract, the contracting officer shall obtain an authorization under 3.602 if—
(1) The contracting officer knows, or has reason to believe, that a prospective contractor is one to which award is otherwise prohibited under 3.601; and
(2) There is a most compelling reason to make an award to that prospective contractor.
(b) The contracting officer shall comply with the requirements and guidance in subpart 9.5 before awarding a contract to an organization owned or substantially owned or controlled by Government employees.
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