[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: 48CFR45]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 45_GOVERNMENT PROPERTY--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart 45.2_Competitive Advantage
 
Sec.  45.201  General.


    (a) The contracting officer shall, to the maximum practical extent, 
eliminate competitive advantage accruing to a contractor possessing 
Government production and research property (see 45.301). This is done 
by (1) adjusting the offers of those contractors by applying, for 
evaluation purposes only, a rental equivalent evaluation factor or, (2) 
when adjusting offers is not practical, by charging the contractor rent 
for using the property. Applying a rental equivalent factor is not 
appropriate in awarding negotiated contracts when the contracting 
officer determines that using the factor would not affect the choice of 
contractors.
    (b) In evaluating offers, the contracting officer shall also 
consider any costs or savings to the Government related to providing 
such property, regardless of any competitive advantage that may result 
(see 45.202-3).