Responsibilities of the contracting officer.

Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2023-10-01 2023-10-01 false Responsibilities of the contracting officer. 3.603 Section 3.603 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION GENERAL IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST Contracts With Government Employees or Organizations Owned or Controlled by Them 3.603 Responsibilities of the contracting officer. (a) Before awarding a contract, the contracting officer shall obtain an authorization under 3.602 if— (1) The contracting officer knows, or has reason to believe, that a prospective contractor is one to which award is otherwise prohibited under 3.601; and (2) There is a most compelling reason to make an award to that prospective contractor. (b) The contracting officer shall comply with the requirements and guidance in subpart 9.5 before awarding a contract to an organization owned or substantially owned or controlled by Government employees.