48 CFR § 209.405-2 - 209.405-2 Restrictions on subcontracting.

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section_name: "209.405-2   Restrictions on subcontracting."
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# 209.405-2 209.405-2   Restrictions on subcontracting.

(a) The contracting officer shall not consent to any subcontract with a firm, or a subsidiary of a firm, that is identified by the Secretary of Defense in SAM Exclusions as being owned or controlled by the government of a country that is a state sponsor of terrorism unless the agency head states in writing the compelling reasons for the subcontract. (See also 225.771.)

[79 FR 73489, Dec. 11, 2014]