[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
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[CITE: 48CFR9.106-1]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 9_CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart 9.1_Responsible Prospective Contractors
 
Sec.  9.106-1  Conditions for preaward surveys.

    (a) A preaward survey is normally required only when the information 
on hand or readily available to the contracting officer, including 
information from commercial sources, is not sufficient to make a 
determination regarding responsibility. In addition, if the contemplated 
contract will have a fixed price at or below the simplified acquisition 
threshold or will involve the acquisition of commercial items (see part 
12), the contracting officer should not request a preaward survey unless 
circumstances justify its cost.
    (b) When a cognizant contract administration office becomes aware of 
a prospective award to a contractor about which unfavorable information 
exists and no preaward survey has been requested, it shall promptly 
obtain and transmit details to the contracting officer.
    (c) Before beginning a preaward survey, the surveying activity shall 
ascertain whether the prospective contractor is debarred, suspended, or 
ineligible (see subpart 9.4). If the prospective contractor is debarred, 
suspended, or ineligible, the surveying activity shall advise the 
contracting officer promptly and not proceed with the preaward survey 
unless specifically requested to do so by the contracting officer.

[48 FR 42142, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 51 FR 27489, July 31, 1986; 
60 FR 48237, Sept. 18, 1995; 61 FR 39201, July 26, 1996]