Regulations last checked for updates: May 01, 2025

Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: Oct 18, 2025
603.601 - 603.601 Policy.

(a) It is Department policy not to award contracts to Federal employees, or businesses substantially owned or controlled by Federal employees. This policy also applies to individuals hired under personal services agreements and personal services contracts.

[59 FR 66754, Dec. 28, 1994, as amended at 69 FR 19331, Apr. 13, 2004]
603.602 - 603.602 Exceptions.

The Procurement Executive is the agency head's designee for the purposes of FAR 3.602.

authority: 22 U.S.C. 2651a,40.S.C. 121(c) and 48 CFR chapter 1
source: 53 FR 26163, July 11, 1988, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 48 CFR 603.601