48 CFR § 9.604 - 9.604 Limitations.

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title: "48 CFR § 9.604 - 9.604   Limitations."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "9.604"
section_name: "9.604   Limitations."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "ACQUISITION PLANNING"
part_number: "9"
part_name: "CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS"
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authority: "41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113."
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# 9.604 9.604   Limitations.

Nothing in this subpart authorizes contractor team arrangements in violation of antitrust statutes or limits the Government's rights to—

(a) Require consent to subcontracts (see subpart 44.2);

(b) Determine, on the basis of the stated contractor team arrangement, the responsibility of the prime contractor (see subpart 9.1);

(c) Provide to the prime contractor data rights owned or controlled by the Government;

(d) Pursue its policies on competitive contracting, subcontracting, and component breakout after initial production or at any other time; and

(e) Hold the prime contractor fully responsible for contract performance, regardless of any team arrangement between the prime contractor and its subcontractors.