[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: 48CFR3.501-1]

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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 3.5_Other Improper Business Practices
 
Sec.  3.501-1  Definition.

    Buying-in as used in this section, means submitting an offer below 
anticipated costs, expecting to--
    (1) Increase the contract amount after award (e.g., through 
unnecessary or excessively priced change orders); or
    (2) Receive follow-on contracts at artificially high prices to 
recover losses incurred on the buy-in contract.

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