# 1509.507-1 1509.507-1 Solicitation provisions.
(a) *Advance notice of limitations.* The Contracting Officer shall alert prospective contractors by placing a notice in the solicitation whenever a particular acquisition might create an organizational conflict of interest. The notice will:
(1) Include the information prescribed in FAR 9.507-1;
(2) Refer prospective contractors to this subpart; and
(3) Require proposers to disclose relevant facts concerning any past, present, or currently planned interests relating to the work described in the solicitation.
(b) *Required solicitation provision.* The Contracting Officer shall include the provisions at 1552.209-70 and 1552.209-72 in all solicitations, except where the following applies:
(1) An Organizational Conflict of Interest provision is drafted for a particular acquisition (see Section 1509.507-1(a));
(2) When the procurement is with another Federal agency (however, the provision is included in solicitations issued under the Small Business Administration's (SBA) 8(a) program); and
(3) When the procurement is accomplished through simplified acquisition procedures, use of the provision is optional.
[49 FR 8839, Mar. 8, 1994. Redesignated and amended at 59 FR 18619, Apr. 19, 1994; 61 FR 57337, Nov. 6, 1996; 62 FR 33572, June 20, 1997; 82 FR 33019, July 19, 2017]