# 3.501-1 Definition.

“Buying-in,” as used in this section, means submitting an offer below anticipated costs, expecting to-

(1) Increase the contract amount after award (e.g.,through unnecessary or excessively priced change orders); or

(2) Receive follow-on contracts at artificially high prices to recover losses incurred on the buy-in contract.

    [48 FR 42108, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 66 FR 2127, Jan. 10, 2001]