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DFARS 206.102-70 Other competitive procedures.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section states that two specific methods count as competitive procedures under the DFARS. One is competitive selection of proposals based on peer review from a commercial solutions opening, and the other is awarding a contract as a prize for advanced technology achievements when the solicitation is widely advertised. This matters because using a competitive procedure affects how a contractor can be selected and awarded work.

Applies to: Contracting activities using commercial solutions openings or prize competitions for advanced technology achievements

What it requires

  • Widely advertise the solicitation, including through the Governmentwide point of entry, when awarding a contract as a prize for advanced technology achievements

Key terms: commercial solutions opening · competitive procedure · prize · advanced technology achievements · Governmentwide point of entry

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The text

(a) Competitive selection of proposals based on a review by scientific, technological, or other subject-matter expert peers resulting from a commercial solutions opening as described in subpart 212.70 (10 U.S.C. 3458) is a competitive procedure.

(b) The award of a contract as a prize resulting from a competitive selection of prize recipients for advanced technology achievements is a competitive procedure (10 U.S.C. 4025(f)), when the solicitation is widely advertised, including through the Governmentwide point of entry (see FAR part 5). See PGI 206.102-70 for approval requirements.

Sections that refer to it

← 206.102 Use of competitive procedures. · 206.202 Establishing or maintaining alternative sources. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 206

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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