Procedures.

  1. Law
  2. CFR 48
  3. Federal Acquisition Regulations System
  4. Federal Acquisition Regulation
  5. Contracting Methods and Contract Types
  6. Special Contracting Methods
  7. Leader Company Contracting
  8. Procedures.

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17.403 Procedures.

(a) The contracting officer may award a prime contract to a -

(1) Leader company, obligating it to subcontract a designated portion of the required end items to a specified follower company and to assist it to produce the required end items;

(2) Leader company, for the required assistance to a follower company, and a prime contract to the follower for production of the items; or

(3) Follower company, obligating it to subcontract with a designated leader company for the required assistance.

(b) The contracting officer shall ensure that any contract awarded under this arrangement contains a firm agreement regarding disclosure, if any, of contractor trade secrets, technical designs or concepts, and specific data, or software, of a proprietary nature.


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