48 CFR § 1503.1071 - 1503.1071 Contract clause.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s1503.1071"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 1503.1071 - 1503.1071 Contract clause."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "1503.1071"
section_name: "1503.1071 Contract clause."
chapter_number: 15
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "1503"
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 and 41 U.S.C. 1707."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 31178, May 18, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1503"
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# 1503.1071 1503.1071 Contract clause.
Contracting Officers, with advisement from the program office, must insert the contract clause at 1552.203-72—*Scientific Integrity,* in solicitations and contracts when the Contractor may be required to perform, communicate, or supervise scientific activities, or use scientific information to perform advisory and assistance services. Examples of such scientific activities include, but are not limited to, computer modeling, economic analysis, field sampling, laboratory experimentation, demonstrating new technology, statistical analysis, and writing a review article on a scientific issue.
[85 FR 66269, Oct. 19, 2020]