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48 CFR §9.604

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Nothing in this subpart authorizes contractor team arrangements in violation of antitrust statutes or limits the Government's rights to—
  1. (a)Require consent to subcontracts (see subpart 44.2);
  2. (b)Determine, on the basis of the stated contractor team arrangement, the responsibility of the prime contractor (see subpart 9.1);
  3. (c)Provide to the prime contractor data rights owned or controlled by the Government;
  4. (d)Pursue its policies on competitive contracting, subcontracting, and component breakout after initial production or at any other time; and
  5. (e)Hold the prime contractor fully responsible for contract performance, regardless of any team arrangement between the prime contractor and its subcontractors.