3202.1 If a contractor or offeror meets the standards prescribed in this title for responsible prospective contractors, the contracting officer shall not treat the contractor's need for contract financing as a handicap for contract award.

3202.2 A contractor shall not be disqualified from contract financing solely because the contractor failed to indicate a need for contract financing before the contract was awarded.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 1626 (February 26, 1988).