Special award conditions.

§ 600.304 Special award conditions. (a) Contracting officers may impose additional requirements as needed, over and above those provided in this subpart, if an applicant or recipient: (1) Has a history of poor performance; (2) Is not financially stable; (3) Has a management system that does not meet the standards prescribed in this subpart; (4) Has not conformed to the terms and conditions of a previous award; or (5) Is not otherwise responsible. (b) Before imposing additional requirements, DOE must notify the applicant or recipient in writing as to: (1) The nature of the additional requirements; (2) The reason why the additional requirements are being imposed; (3) The nature of the corrective action needed; (4) The time allowed for completing the corrective actions; and (5) The method for requesting reconsideration of the additional requirements imposed. (c) The contracting officer must remove any special conditions if the circumstances that prompted them have been corrected.