{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-209.570-3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 209.570-3","heading":"209.570-3 Procedures.","body":"(a) In making a responsibility determination before awarding a contract for the acquisition of a major system, the contracting officer shall—\n(1) Determine whether the prospective contractor meets the definition of “lead system integrator”;\n(2) Consider all information regarding the prospective contractor's direct financial interests in view of the prohibition at 209.570-2(a); and\n(3) Follow the procedures at PGI 209.570-3.\n(b) A determination to use a contractor to perform lead system integrator functions in accordance with 209.570-2(c)(2)—\n(1) Shall specify the reasons why it would not be practicable to carry out the acquisition without continuing to use a contractor to perform lead system integrator functions, including a discussion of alternatives, such as use of the DoD workforce or a system engineering and technical assistance contractor;\n(2) Shall include a plan for phasing out the use of contracted lead system integrator functions over the shortest period of time consistent with the interest of the national defense; and\n(3) Shall be provided to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives at least 45 days before the award of a contract pursuant to the determination.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 2—DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","SUBCHAPTER B—ACQUISITION PLANNING","PART 209—CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS","Subpart 209.5—Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest"],"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":"7e80e785512d5ef351c5f2a2651a5d5156ed3f15405498b7a8a799b1040832b7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-209.570-2","next":"us/48-cfr-209.570-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}