[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: 48CFR37.204]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 37_SERVICE CONTRACTING--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart 37.2_Advisory and Assistance Services
 
Sec.  37.204  Guidelines for determining availability of personnel.

    (a) The head of an agency shall determine, for each evaluation or 
analysis of proposals, if sufficient personnel with the requisite 
training and capabilities are available within the agency to perform the 
evaluation or analysis of proposals submitted for the acquisition.
    (b) If, for a specific evaluation or analysis, such personnel are 
not available within the agency, the head of the agency shall--
    (1) Determine which Federal agencies may have personnel with the 
required training and capabilities; and
    (2) Consider the administrative cost and time associated with 
conducting the search, the dollar value of the procurement, other costs, 
such as travel costs involved in the use of such personnel, and the 
needs of the Federal agencies to make management decisions on the best 
use of available personnel in performing the agency's mission.
    (c) If the supporting agency agrees to make the required personnel 
available, the agencies shall execute an agreement for the detail of the 
supporting agency's personnel to the requesting agency.
    (d) If the requesting agency, after reasonable attempts to obtain 
personnel with the required training and capabilities, is unable to 
identify such personnel, the head of the agency may

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make the determination required by 37.203.
    (e) An agency may make a determination regarding the availability of 
covered personnel for a class of proposals for which evaluation and 
analysis would require expertise so unique or specialized that it is not 
reasonable to expect such personnel to be available.