---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 52h.9"
title: "42"
number: "52h.9"
heading: "What matters must be reviewed for unsolicited contract proposals?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/52h.9"
---

# §52h.9. What matters must be reviewed for unsolicited contract proposals?

- (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, no awarding official shall award a contract based upon an unsolicited contract proposal covered by this part unless the proposal has been reviewed by a peer review group in accordance with the provisions of this part and the group has made recommendations concerning the scientific merit of that proposal.
- (b) Except to the extent otherwise provided by law, peer review group recommendations are advisory only and not binding on the awarding official.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 216; 42 U.S.C. 282 (b)(6); 42 U.S.C. 284 (c)(3); 42 U.S.C. 289a.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 275, Jan. 5, 2004, unless otherwise noted.