CHAPTER 14
Determining Responsibility
(FAR 9.1)
FAR 9.103 mandates that contracts be awarded only to responsible prospective contractors. The agency contracting officer is responsible for determining that the vendor chosen for contract award is qualified to perform work for the government and capable of doing so. This responsibility determination requirement goes hand in hand with the determination that the price offered is fair and reasonable.
The determination of responsibility must be based on relevant, factual information, as required by regulation, and on sound business judgment reached in good faith. If the contracting officer does not ground his or her judgment of responsibility in fact, a contractor determined to be non-responsible will ...
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