1404.220—Are any procurement contracts included as covered transactions?
               		
               	 	
               	 	
               	 	               	 	               	 	               	 	               	 	
               	 	
    
        
        (a) 
         Covered transactions under this part—
     
    
        
        (1) 
         Do not include any procurement contracts awarded directly by a Federal agency; but
     
    
        
        (2) 
         Do include some procurement contracts awarded by non-Federal participants in nonprocurement covered transactions (see appendix to this part).
     
    
        
        (b) 
         Specifically, a contract for goods or services is a covered transaction if any of the following applies:
     
    
        
        (1) 
         The contract is awarded by a participant in a nonprocurement transaction that is covered under  § 1404.210, and the amount of the contract is expected to equal or exceed $25,000.
     
    
        
        (2) 
         The contract requires the consent of a(n) Office of National Drug Control Policy official. In that case, the contract, regardless of the amount, always is a covered transaction, and it does not matter who awarded it. For example, it could be a subcontract awarded by a contractor at a tier below a nonprocurement transaction, as shown in the appendix to this part.
     
    
        
        (3) 
         The contract is for federally-required audit services.