# 2024-31561: Government Finally Notices Contractors Might Have Conflicts of Interest 2024-31561, Federal Acquisition Regulation: Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition, is a Federal Register proposed rule from an unnamed agency published 2025-01-15, effective Interested parties should submit written comments on or before March 17, 2025 to be considered in the formation of the final rule.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2024-31561 - As of: 2026-06-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2024-31561 - Title: Federal Acquisition Regulation: Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition - Type: Proposed Rule - Agencies: unknown - Citation: unknown - Published: 2025-01-15 - Effective: Interested parties should submit written comments on or before March 17, 2025 to be considered in the formation of the final rule. - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-06-11 ## In one line Government Finally Notices Contractors Might Have Conflicts of Interest ## Summary The Department of Defense, GSA, and NASA want to update rules to stop companies from having conflicts of interest when working on government contracts. These changes will help make sure contractors play fair and don’t get an unfair advantage. If you’re involved in federal contracts, get ready to follow new guidelines and share your thoughts by March 17, 2025. ## Abstract DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act. The statute requires the FAR to provide and update definitions, guidance, and examples related to organizational conflicts of interest, including the creation of solicitation provisions and contract clauses to avoid or mitigate organizational conflicts of interest. The statute also requires the FAR to permit contracting officers to consider professional standards and procedures to prevent organizational conflicts of interest to which an offeror or contractor is subject. ## Effects PRIA read - New Offeror OCI Disclosure Duty: cost, medium. If you bid on federal contracts (solicitations exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold and many commercial services), you must now include an OCI disclosure with your proposal under FAR 52.203-XX. The disclosure must list relevant OCI information (including active limitations on future contr… - Postaward OCI Disclosure Requirement: cost, medium. If you win a federal contract that may involve organizational conflicts of interest, FAR 52.203-DD will require you to promptly disclose any new or newly discovered OCI during contract performance. The rule warns that some newly reported OCIs may lead to contract termination, and the clause must be… - Mitigation Plans Must Be Incorporated: cost, medium. When an OCI can be handled by an acceptable mitigation plan, FAR 52.203-MM will require the contractor to submit the mitigation plan before award and have that plan incorporated into the contract. The clause covers changes to the plan and consequences for noncompliance, and must flow down to subcon… - Limits on Future Contracting Can Be Imposed: cost, medium. Contracting officers may address some OCIs by imposing a FAR 52.203-LL limitation on future contracting that precludes the contractor (or affiliates) from entering certain future contracts for a specified duration or until a specific event. The contracting officer must fill in the nature and durati… - Representations on Unequal Access to Information: cost, medium. FAR 52.203-AA will require offerors to state before submitting an offer whether they or affiliates had unequal access to information that could give an unfair advantage, describe steps they propose to resolve it, and represent that agreed mitigation measures were implemented. Offerors must also con… - Expanded and Clarified OCI Definitions: mixed, medium. The FAR definition of organizational conflicts of interest is revised to explicitly include 'unequal access to information,' 'impaired objectivity,' and 'biased ground rules' and adds definitions for affiliate/entity, firewall, impaired objectivity, biased ground rules, and unequal access to inform… - Potential Significant Impact on Small Entities: cost, high. The agencies state that the proposed rule may have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, because it applies to acquisitions exceeding the SAT and to commercial services. 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