---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 470.205"
title: "5"
number: "470.205"
heading: "Initiation of research programs."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/470.205"
---

# §470.205. Initiation of research programs.


OPM will announce opportunities for research contracts by issuing Requests for Proposals (RFP's) in accordance with Federal procurement regulations. Unsolicited proposals may be accepted; however the relevance of the proposed research to OPM research needs will determine the acceptability of the proposal.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 4706.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 2726, Jan. 21, 1983, unless otherwise noted.