[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR3.301]



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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 3.3_Reports of Suspected Antitrust Violations

 

Sec. 3.301  General.





    (a) Practices that eliminate competition or restrain trade usually 

lead to excessive prices and may warrant criminal, civil, or 

administrative action against the participants. Examples of 

anticompetitive practices are collusive bidding, follow-the-leader 

pricing, rotated low bids, collusive price estimating systems, and 

sharing of the business.

    (b) Contracting personnel are an important potential source of 

investigative leads for antitrust enforcement and should therefore be 

sensitive to indications of unlawful behavior by offerors and 

contractors. Agency personnel shall report, in accordance with agency 

regulations, evidence of suspected antitrust violations in acquisitions 

for possible referral to (1) the Attorney General under 3.303 and (2) 

the agency office responsible for contractor debarment and suspension 

under subpart 9.4.



[48 FR 42108, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 1727, Jan. 11, 1985; 

50 FR 52429, Dec. 23, 1985]