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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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18 sections with “10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(3)”

  • DFARS 207.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …35.001, when the total cost of all contracts for the acquisition program is estimated at $10 million or more; (B) Acquisitions for production or services when the total cost of all contracts for the acquisition program is estimated at $50 …
  • FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    (a) Authority. (1) Citations: 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) or 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1). (2) When the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source, or, for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, from only one or a…
  • FAR 6.302-5 Authorized or required by statute.
    (a) Authority. (1) Citations: 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(5) or 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(5). (2) Full and open competition need not be provided for when— (i) A statute expressly authorizes or requires that the acquisition be made through another agency or…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    … used to the maximum extent practicable, if the contract or order is for services (see 37.102(a) and subpart 37.6). (4) The following requirements apply when procuring items peculiar to one manufacturer: (i) The contracting officer must j…
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …A) Use the FAR clause at 52.203-3, Gratuities, as prescribed in FAR 3.202, to comply with 10 U.S.C. 4651. (B) Use the clause at 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials, as prescribed in 203.171-4(a), to …
  • FAR 6.301 Policy.
    (a) 41 U.S.C. 3304 and 10 U.S.C. 3204) each authorize, under certain conditions, contracting without providing for full and open competition. The Department of Defense, Coast Guard, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration are subj…
  • FAR 6.302-3 Industrial mobilization; engineering, developmental, or research capability; or expert services.
    (a) Authority. (1) Citations: 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(3) or 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(3). (2) Full and open competition need not be provided for when it is necessary to award the contract to a particular source or sources in order— (i) To maintain a fa…
  • DFARS 252.206-7000 Domestic Source Restriction.
    …on (AUG 2023) This solicitation is restricted to domestic sources under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(3). Foreign sources, except Canadian sources, are not eligible for award. (End of provision)
  • DFARS 270.100 Scope of subpart.
    … the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 (Pub. L. 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 3204 note) and section 872 of the NDAA for FY 2024 (Pub. L. 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 3204 note). Sections 874 and 872 authorize the establishment o…
  • FAR 6.305 Availability of the justification.
    …agency shall make publicly available the justification required by 6.303-1 as required by 10 U.S.C. 3204(f) and 41 U.S.C. 3304(f). Except for the circumstances in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the justification shall be made publi…
  • FAR 19.811-1 Sole source.
    …icipant, except for the following: (1) The award form shall cite 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(5) or 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(5) (as appropriate) as the authority for use of other than full and open competition. (2) Appropriate clauses shall be included, as…
  • DFARS 237.7302 General.
    … FAR part 19, FAR 13.003(b)(1), or DFARS part 219. Award authority for these contracts is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a) and 10 U.S.C. 4143.
  • FAR 6.302-2 Unusual and compelling urgency.
    (a) Authority. (1) Citations: 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(2) or 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(2). (2) When the agency's need for the supplies or services is of such an unusual and compelling urgency that the Government would be seriously injured unless the agen…
  • FAR 6.302-4 International agreement.
    (a) Authority. (1) Citations: 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(4) or 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(4). (2) Full and open competition need not be provided for when precluded by the terms of an international agreement or a treaty between the United States and a foreig…
  • FAR 6.302-6 National security.
    (a) Authority. (1) Citations: 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(6) or 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(6). (2) Full and open competition need not be provided for when the disclosure of the agency's needs would compromise the national security unless the agency is permit…
  • FAR 6.302-7 Public interest.
    (a) Authority. (1) Citations: 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(7)or 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(7). (2) Full and open competition need not be provided for when the agency head determines that it is not in the public interest in the particular acquisition concerned…
  • DFARS 206.302-4 International agreement.
    (c) Limitations. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 3204(e)(4)(E), the justifications and approvals described in FAR 6.303 and 6.304 are not required if the head of the contracting activity prepares a document that describes the terms of an agreement or…
  • DFARS 239.7304 Determination and notification.
    …efense committees; and (2) The notice shall include— (i) The following information (see 10 U.S.C. 3204(e)(2)): (A) A description of the agency's needs. (B) An identification of the statutory exception from the requirement to use competi…

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.