---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 17.403"
title: "48"
number: "17.403"
heading: "Procedures."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/17.403"
---

# §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.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 42231, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.