[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 6]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR1503.104-5]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
               CHAPTER 15--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
 
PART 1503--IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart 1503.1--Safeguards
 
Sec. 1503.104-5  Disclosure, protection, and marking of contractor bid or proposal information and source selection information.

    (a)(1) The Chief of the Contracting Office (CCO) is the designated 
official to make the decision whether support contractors are used in 
proposal evaluation (as authorized at FAR 15.305(c) and as restricted at 
FAR 37.203(d)).
    (2) The following written certification and agreement shall be 
obtained from the non-Government evaluator prior to the release of any 
proposal to that evaluator:

        ``Certification on the Use and Disclosure of Proposals''

RFP :__________________________________________________________
Offeror:________________________________________________________________
    1. I hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, no 
conflict of interest exists that may diminish my capacity to perform an 
impartial, technically sound, objective review of this proposal(s) or 
otherwise result in a biased opinion or unfair competitive advantage.
    2. I agree to use any proposal information only for evaluation 
purposes. I agree not to copy any information from the proposal(s), to 
use my best effort to safeguard such information physically, and not to 
disclose the contents of nor release any information relating to the 
proposal(s) to anyone outside of the evaluation team assembled for this 
acquisition or individuals designated by the contracting officer.
    3. I agree to return to the Government all copies of proposals, as 
well as any abstracts, upon completion of the evaluation.

________________________________________________________________________
Name and Organization)

________________________________________________________________________
(Date of Execution)

                          (End of Certificate)

    (b) Information contained in proposals will be protected and 
disclosed to the extent permitted by law, and in accordance with FAR 
3.104-5, 15.207, and Agency procedures at 40 CFR part 2.

Subpart 1503.2--Contractor Gratuities to Government Personnel [Reserved]

Subpart 1503.3--Reports of Suspected Antitrust Violations [Reserved]