DFARS 209.571-6 — Identification of organizational conflicts of interest
Regulatory text. Not legal advice.
When evaluating organizational conflicts of interest for major defense acquisition programs or pre-major defense acquisition programs, contracting officers shall consider—
(a)
(a) The ownership of business units performing systems engineering and technical assistance, professional services, or management support services to a major defense acquisition program or a pre-major defense acquisition program by a contractor who simultaneously owns a business unit competing (or potentially competing) to perform as—
(1) The prime contractor for the same major defense acquisition program; or
(2) The supplier of a major subsystem or component for the same major defense acquisition program.
(b)
(b) The proposed award of a major subsystem by a prime contractor to business units or other affiliates of the same parent corporate entity, particularly the award of a subcontract for software integration or the development of a proprietary software system architecture; and
(c)
(c) The performance by, or assistance of, contractors in technical evaluation.
Citation history: [75 FR 81913, Dec. 29, 2010]
Source: eCFR • Pulled 2026-04-16