Contracting officer responsibilities.

CERTIFICATION OF OCI ISSUES

TORP 0212 CNTPO Subcontractor Support

As part of Northrop Grumman compliance with FAR Subpart 9.5, an Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) review is conducted with each Subcontract and subsequent Task Orders. As part of this review, Subcontractors are required to review internally, any potential OCI issues as noted in the FAR Clause noted above. Excerpts of that clause are provided below for quick reference. For further information and examples of possible OCI issues, please refer to the FAR Clause.

As evidence of this review, you are required to certify below that, 1) A review has been conducted and no issues were found, or 2.) A review has been conducted and possible OCI issues are… If the latter is chosen, then you must provide information on the potential OCI issue along with a mitigation plan and attach that documentation to this form.

SUBPART 9.5--ORGANIZATIONAL AND CONSULTANT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

"Organizational conflict of interest" means that because of other activities or relationships with other persons, a person is unable or potentially unable to render impartial assistance or advice to the Government, or the person's objectivity in performing the contract work is or might be otherwise impaired, or a person has an unfair competitive advantage.

Contracting officer responsibilities.

(a) Using the general rules, procedures, and examples in this subpart, contracting officers shall analyze planned acquisitions in order to--

(1) Identify and evaluate potential organizational conflicts of interest as early in the acquisition process as possible; and

(2) Avoid, neutralize, or mitigate significant potential conflicts before contract award.

(b) Contracting officers should obtain the advice of counsel and the assistance of appropriate technical specialists in evaluating potential conflicts and in developing any necessary solicitation provisions and contract clauses (see 9.506).

(c) Before issuing a solicitation for a contract that may involve a significant potential conflict, the contracting officer shall recommend to the head of the contracting activity a course of action for resolving the conflict (see 9.506).

(d) In fulfilling their responsibilities for identifying and resolving potential conflicts, contracting officers should avoid creating unnecessary delays, burdensome information requirements, and excessive documentation. The contracting officer's judgment need be formally documented only when a substantive issue concerning potential organizational conflict of interest exists.