Contracting officers may impose additional requirements as needed, over and above those provided in this subpart, if an applicant or recipient:
Has a history of poor performance;
Is not financially stable;
Has a management system that does not meet the standards prescribed in this subpart;
Has not conformed to the terms and conditions of a previous award; or
Is not otherwise responsible.
Before imposing additional requirements, DOE must notify the applicant or recipient in writing as to:
The nature of the additional requirements;
The reason why the additional requirements are being imposed;
The nature of the corrective action needed;
The time allowed for completing the corrective actions; and
The method for requesting reconsideration of the additional requirements imposed.
The contracting officer must remove any special conditions if the circumstances that prompted them have been corrected.