[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 5]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 14CFR1274.504]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1274_COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH COMMERCIAL FIRMS--Table of Contents

 

                  Subpart 1274.5_Procurement Standards

 

Sec. 1274.504  Competition.



    All procurement transactions shall be conducted in a manner to 

provide, to the maximum extent practical, open and free competition. The 

recipient shall be alert to organizational conflicts of interest as well 

as noncompetitive practices among contractors that may restrict or 

eliminate competition or otherwise restrain trade. In order to ensure 

objective contractor performance and eliminate unfair competitive 

advantage, contractors that develop or draft specifications, 

requirements, statements of work, invitations for bids and/or requests 

for proposals shall normally be excluded from competing for such 

procurements, unless conflicts or apparent conflicts of interest issues 

have been resolved. Awards shall be made to the bidder or offeror whose 

bid or offer is responsive to the solicitation and is most advantageous 

to the recipient, price, quality and other factors considered. 

Solicitations shall clearly set forth all requirements that the bidder 

or offeror shall fulfill in order for the bid or offer to be evaluated 

by the recipient. Any and all bids or offers may be rejected when it is 

in the recipient's interest to do so.