Section 209.571-6 - Identification of organizational conflicts of interestWhen evaluating organizational conflicts of interest for major defense acquisition programs or pre-major defense acquisition programs, contracting officers shall consider-
(a) The ownership of business units performing systems engineering and technical assistance, professional services, or management support services to a major defense acquisition program or a pre-major defense acquisition program by a contractor who simultaneously owns a business unit competing (or potentially competing) to perform as- (1) The prime contractor for the same major defense acquisition program; or(2) The supplier of a major subsystem or component for the same major defense acquisition program.(b) The proposed award of a major subsystem by a prime contractor to business units or other affiliates of the same parent corporate entity, particularly the award of a subcontract for software integration or the development of a proprietary software system architecture; and(c) The performance by, or assistance of, contractors in technical evaluation. 75 FR 81913 , Dec. 29, 2010