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48 CFR §209.571-6

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When evaluating organizational conflicts of interest for major defense acquisition programs or pre-major defense acquisition programs, contracting officers shall consider—
  1. (a)The ownership of business units performing systems engineering and technical assistance, professional services, or management support services to a major defense acquisition program or a pre-major defense acquisition program by a contractor who simultaneously owns a business unit competing (or potentially competing) to perform as—
    1. (1)The prime contractor for the same major defense acquisition program; or
    2. (2)The supplier of a major subsystem or component for the same major defense acquisition program.
  2. (b)The proposed award of a major subsystem by a prime contractor to business units or other affiliates of the same parent corporate entity, particularly the award of a subcontract for software integration or the development of a proprietary software system architecture; and
  3. (c)The performance by, or assistance of, contractors in technical evaluation.