[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR52h.9]

[Page 224]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 52h_SCIENTIFIC PEER REVIEW OF RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATIONS AND 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT PROJECTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 52h.9  What matters must be reviewed for unsolicited contract proposals?

    (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, no awarding official shall 
award a contract based upon an unsolicited contract proposal covered by 
this part unless the proposal has been reviewed by a peer review group 
in accordance with the provisions of this part and the group has made 
recommendations concerning the scientific merit of that proposal.
    (b) Except to the extent otherwise provided by law, peer review 
group recommendations are advisory only and not binding on the awarding 
official.