§ 3501.670-3 - General Counsel's legal review.

(a) The General Counsel shall conduct a review of the legal sufficiency of the contract action. The General Counsel shall provide to the contracting officer a written determination of whether the proposed action is legally sufficient, or the details of any insufficiency and a recommended course of action to overcome the insufficiency. A contracting officer shall not take action which is contrary to a written and timely determination of legal insufficiency from the General Counsel.

(b) The General Counsel shall complete the legal review as quickly as possible, with due regard to those procurement actions where circumstances dictate an unusually short period for completing the action.