; (2) mitigation measures being taken to prevent conflicts of interest (corporately as well as for individuals working on the contract) that might arise by also supporting Department of Defense contracts; and (3) notification procedures to the contract oversight entities within 15 days of determining an unmitigated conflict of interest has arisen. (c) Waiver The Secretary of Defense, or designee, shall have the authority to waive conflicts of interest restrictions under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis as may be necessary to continue contracting for certain national security requirements. The Secretary of Defense may not delegate such authority to an official below the level of a Presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed official. (d) Waiver notification Not later than 30 days after issuing a waiver under subsection (c) of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a written notification to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives regarding the use of such waiver authority. The notification shall include— (1) the specific justification for providing the waiver; (2) the covered foreign entity with which the waiver recipient is working which gives rise to the conflict of interest; (3) the number of bidders on a contract on which the waiver was required; (4) the number of bidders on a contract for which a waiver would not have been required to have been issued