{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-17.403","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 17.403","heading":"17.403 Procedures.","body":"(a) The contracting officer may award a prime contract to a—\n(1) Leader company, obligating it to subcontract a designated portion of the required end items to a specified follower company and to assist it to produce the required end items;\n(2) Leader company, for the required assistance to a follower company, and a prime contract to the follower for production of the items; or\n(3) Follower company, obligating it to subcontract with a designated leader company for the required assistance.\n(b) The contracting officer shall ensure that any contract awarded under this arrangement contains a firm agreement regarding disclosure, if any, of contractor trade secrets, technical designs or concepts, and specific data, or software, of a proprietary nature.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES","PART 17—SPECIAL CONTRACTING METHODS","Subpart 17.4—Leader Company Contracting"],"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":"09a4af410dc7f431a51d51954400b56eef734ab77e33f181f4fa420dd86db83f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-17.402","next":"us/48-cfr-17.500"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}