48 CFR § 1303.405 - 1303.405 Misrepresentations or violations of the covenant against contingent fees.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s1303.405"
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title: "48 CFR § 1303.405 - 1303.405 Misrepresentations or violations of the covenant against contingent fees."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "1303.405"
section_name: "1303.405 Misrepresentations or violations of the covenant against contingent fees."
chapter_number: 13
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "1303"
part_name: "IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 414; 48 CFR 1.301-1.304."
regulatory_source: "75 FR 10570, Mar. 8, 2010, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1303"
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# 1303.405 1303.405 Misrepresentations or violations of the covenant against contingent fees.
If the contracting officer has specific evidence or other reasonable basis to believe that a violation of the Covenant Against Contingent Fees has occurred, the matter shall be referred to the HCO, who shall, in appropriate circumstances, take one or more of the actions described in FAR 3.405(b). The HCO shall also refer the matter to the DOC Office of the Inspector General as well as the Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Administration, Ethics Law and Program Division. The Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Administration, Ethics Law and Program Division shall refer the matter to the Department of Justice, as appropriate.