---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 9.602"
title: "48"
number: "9.602"
heading: "General."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/9.602"
---

# §9.602. General.

- (a) Contractor team arrangements may be desirable from both a Government and industry standpoint in order to enable the companies involved to—
  - (1) Complement each other's unique capabilities; and
  - (2) Offer the Government the best combination of performance, cost, and delivery for the system or product being acquired.
- (b) Contractor team arrangements may be particularly appropriate in complex research and development acquisitions, but may be used in other appropriate acquisitions, including production.
- (c) **The companies involved normally form a contractor team arrangement before submitting an offer.** However, they may enter into an arrangement later in the acquisition process, including after contract award.

## Notes

### Amendments

[48 FR 42142, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended 84 FR 19846, May 6, 2019]

### 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 42142, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[48 FR 42142, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended 84 FR 19846, May 6, 2019]