---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 970.3501-3"
title: "48"
number: "970.3501-3"
heading: "Reviewing FFRDC's."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/970.3501-3"
---

# §970.3501-3. Reviewing FFRDC's.

- (a) **All Department of Energy sponsored FFRDC's are operated by management and operating contractors.**
- (b) Coincident with the review required by 48 CFR [17.605(b)](/cfr/48/17.605.md?p=b) and [970.1706-1(b)](/cfr/48/970.1706-1.md?p=b) regarding the decision to extend or compete a management and operating contract, the contracting officer shall, in accordance with internal Departmental procedures:
  - (1) Conduct the review required by [48 CFR 35.017-4](/cfr/48/35.017-4.md) concerning the use and need for the FFRDC; and
  - (2) Recommend for Secretarial approval, the continuation or termination of the Department's sponsorship of an FFRDC at the time authorization is required to extend or compete a management and operating contract.

## Notes

### Amendments

[65 FR 81009, Dec. 22, 2000, as amended at 74 FR 36373, July 22, 2009]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2201; 2282a; 2282b; 2282c; 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 81009, Dec. 22, 2000, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[65 FR 81009, Dec. 22, 2000, as amended at 74 FR 36373, July 22, 2009]