[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: 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



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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]