(b) No contract shall be awarded without competition to a firm which employs, or proposes to employ, a current employee or special government employee, or a former EPA employee or special government employee, whose employment terminated within 365 calendar days before submission of a proposal to EPA, if either of the following conditions exists:

1. (1) The current or former EPA employee or special government employee is or was involved in development or negotiating the proposal for the prospective contractor; or
2. (2) The current or former EPA employee or special government employee will be involved directly or indirectly in the management, administration, or performance of the contract.