{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-970.3501-3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 970.3501-3","heading":"970.3501-3 Reviewing FFRDC's.","body":"(a) All Department of Energy sponsored FFRDC's are operated by management and operating contractors.\n(b) Coincident with the review required by 48 CFR 17.605(b) and 970.1706-1(b) regarding the decision to extend or compete a management and operating contract, the contracting officer shall, in accordance with internal Departmental procedures:\n(1) Conduct the review required by 48 CFR 35.017-4 concerning the use and need for the FFRDC; and\n(2) Recommend for Secretarial approval, the continuation or termination of the Department's sponsorship of an FFRDC at the time authorization is required to extend or compete a management and operating contract.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 9—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","SUBCHAPTER I—AGENCY SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS","PART 970—DOE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING CONTRACTS","Subpart 970.35—Research and Development 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":"8c1f39261f7d7ced1ac58764f13f503062d62a92e34a0845c8e766d6f6a524aa","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-970.3501-2","next":"us/48-cfr-970.3501-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}