---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 3.701"
title: "48"
number: "3.701"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/3.701"
---

# §3.701. Purpose.


This subpart provides—

- (a) **An administrative remedy with respect to contracts in relation to which there has been—**
  - (1) A final conviction for bribery, conflict of interest, disclosure or receipt of contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information in exchange for a thing of value or to give anyone a competitive advantage in the award of a Federal agency procurement contract, or similar misconduct; or
  - (2) An agency head determination that contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information has been disclosed or received in exchange for a thing of value, or for the purpose of obtaining or giving anyone a competitive advantage in the award of a Federal agency procurement contract; and
- (b) A means to deter similar misconduct in the future by those who are involved in the award, performance, and administration of Government contracts.

## Notes

### Amendments

[62 FR 232, Jan. 2, 1997]

### Source

Source: 51 FR 27116, July 29, 1986, unless otherwise noted.

### 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 42108, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[62 FR 232, Jan. 2, 1997]