The Federal Acquisition Regulation requires Federal agencies to ensure that contractors have a satisfactory performance record and a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics before they make purchases and award contracts to these individuals or companies.
Cardenas emphasizes the importance of contractor performance and ethics in federal procurement.
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