[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR3.401]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 3_IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart 3.4_Contingent Fees
 
Sec.  3.401  Definitions.

    As used in this subpart--
    Bona fide agency, means an established commercial or selling agency, 
maintained by a contractor for the purpose of securing business, that 
neither exerts nor proposes to exert improper influence to solicit or 
obtain Government contracts nor holds itself out as being able to obtain 
any Government contract or contracts through improper influence.
    Bona fide employee, means a person, employed by a contractor and 
subject to the contractor's supervision and control as to time, place, 
and manner of performance, who neither exerts nor proposes to exert 
improper influence to solicit or obtain Government contracts nor holds 
out as being able to obtain any Government contract or contracts through 
improper influence.
    Contingent fee, means any commission, percentage, brokerage, or 
other fee that is contingent upon the success that a person or concern 
has in securing a Government contract.
    Improper influence, means any influence that induces or tends to 
induce a Government employee or officer to give consideration or to act 
regarding a Government contract on any basis other than the merits of 
the matter.

[48 FR 42108, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 66 FR 2127, Jan. 10, 2001]