Code of Federal Regulations Title 48. Federal Acquisition Regulations System 48.209.571-6 Identification of organizational conflicts of interest

(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—

(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.