---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 C.F.R. § 418.200"
title: "2"
number: "418.200"
heading: "Agency and legislative liaison."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/2/418.200"
---

# §418.200. Agency and legislative liaison.

- (a) The prohibition on the use of appropriated funds, in [§ 418.100(a)](/cfr/2/418.100.md?p=a), does not apply in the case of a payment of reasonable compensation made to an officer or employee of a person requesting or receiving a Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement if the payment is for agency and legislative liaison activities not directly related to a covered Federal action.
- (b) For purposes of [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, providing any information specifically requested by an agency or Congress is allowable at any time.
- (c) For purposes of [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, the following agency and legislative liaison activities are allowable at any time only where they are not related to a specific solicitation for any covered Federal action:
  - (1) Discussing with an agency (including individual demonstrations) the qualities and characteristics of the person's products or services, conditions or terms of sale, and service capabilities; and,
  - (2) Technical discussions and other activities regarding the application or adaptation of the person's products or services for an agency's use.
- (d) For purposes of [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, the following agencies and legislative liaison activities are allowable only where they are prior to formal solicitation of any covered Federal action:
  - (1) Providing any information not specifically requested but necessary for an agency to make an informed decision about initiation of a covered Federal action;
  - (2) Technical discussions regarding the preparation of an unsolicited proposal prior to its official submission; and,
  - (3) Capability presentations by persons seeking awards from an agency pursuant to the provisions of the Small Business Act, as amended by Public Law 95-507 and other subsequent amendments.
- (e) **Only those activities expressly authorized by this section are allowable under this section.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 1352; 5 U.S.C. 301; 2 CFR 200.450.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 68330, Aug. 26, 2024, unless otherwise noted.