48 CFR § 1203.405 - 1203.405 Misrepresentations or violations of the Covenant Against Contingent Fees.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s1203.405"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 1203.405 - 1203.405 Misrepresentations or violations of the Covenant Against Contingent Fees."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "1203.405"
section_name: "1203.405 Misrepresentations or violations of the Covenant Against Contingent Fees."
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "1203"
part_name: "IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 41 U.S.C. 1121(c)(3); 41 U.S.C. 1702; and 48 CFR 1.301 through 1.304."
regulatory_source: "87 FR 61159, Oct. 7, 2022, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1203"
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# 1203.405 1203.405 Misrepresentations or violations of the Covenant Against Contingent Fees.
(a) The same procedures contained in 1203.203 shall be followed for reporting the attempted or actual exercise of improper influence, misrepresentation of a contingent fee arrangement, or other violation of the Covenant Against Contingent Fees (*see* FAR 52.203-5), except reports of misrepresentation or violations of the Covenant Against Contingent Fees shall be coordinated with DOT legal counsel for referral to the Department of Justice, if deemed appropriate.