CFR > Title 10 - Energy > CHAPTER II—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY > SUBCHAPTER H—ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS (parts 600 to 611) > PART 600—FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RULES > SUBPART D—Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements With For-Profit Organizations (§600.301 to §600.381) > 600.304—Special award conditions.

600.304—Special award conditions.

(a) Contracting officers may impose additional requirements as needed, over and above those provided in this subpart, if an applicant or recipient:
(1) Has a history of poor performance;
(2) Is not financially stable;
(3) Has a management system that does not meet the standards prescribed in this subpart;
(4) Has not conformed to the terms and conditions of a previous award; or
(5) Is not otherwise responsible.
(b) Before imposing additional requirements, DOE must notify the applicant or recipient in writing as to:
(1) The nature of the additional requirements;
(2) The reason why the additional requirements are being imposed;
(3) The nature of the corrective action needed;
(4) The time allowed for completing the corrective actions; and
(5) The method for requesting reconsideration of the additional requirements imposed.
(c) The contracting officer must remove any special conditions if the circumstances that prompted them have been corrected.