The NSF Deputy Director may authorize a contracting officer to consent to a subcontract with a contractor debarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment. He or she will prepare a written statement of the compelling reasons for such approval.
authority: Sec. 11(a), National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (
42 U.S.C. 1870(a))
source: 57 FR 34881, Aug. 7, 1992, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 48 CFR 2509.405-2