{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-3.401","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 3.401","heading":"3.401 Definitions.","body":"As used in this subpart—\nBona fide agency, means an established commercial or selling agency, maintained by a contractor for the purpose of securing business, that neither exerts nor proposes to exert improper influence to solicit or obtain Government contracts nor holds itself out as being able to obtain any Government contract or contracts through improper influence.\nBona fide employee, means a person, employed by a contractor and subject to the contractor's supervision and control as to time, place, and manner of performance, who neither exerts nor proposes to exert improper influence to solicit or obtain Government contracts nor holds out as being able to obtain any Government contract or contracts through improper influence.\nContingent fee, means any commission, percentage, brokerage, or other fee that is contingent upon the success that a person or concern has in securing a Government contract.\nImproper influence, means any influence that induces or tends to induce a Government employee or officer to give consideration or to act regarding a Government contract on any basis other than the merits of the matter.","path":["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 3.4—Contingent Fees"],"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":"2f8e77894ab70fe9fcd8231c786b5d7e205d99e4700829d03e3c3a96adf20a98","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-3.400","next":"us/48-cfr-3.402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}