§ 503.602 - Exceptions.

(a) The heads of contracting activities may authorize exceptions to the policy in FAR 3.601.

(b) Offers submitted by Government employees on solicitations issued under the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 may be considered if the contracting officer complies with 503.603. When Government employees submit offers, they do so with the knowledge that if the contract is awarded, their Government employment will be terminated. The implementation of OMB Circular A-76 presents a unique situation which may be considered to be an exception to the policy in FAR 3.601. Contracts between the Government and its employees are not expressly prohibited except, where the employee acts for both the Government and the contractor in a particular transaction or where the service to be rendered is such as could be required of the contractor in his/her capacity as a Government employee.