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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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73 sections with “full and open competition”: the first 40

  • FAR 6.302 Circumstances permitting other than full and open competition.
    …orities (including applications and limitations) permit contracting without providing for full and open competition. Requirements for justifications to support the use of these authorities are in 6.303.
  • DFARS 206.302 Circumstances permitting other than full and open competition.
  • FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    …ible sources, and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, full and open competition need not be provided for. (i) Supplies or services may be considered to be available from only one source if the source has…
  • FAR 6.502 Duties and responsibilities.
    … Promoting the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services; (2) Promoting full and open competition; (3) Challenging requirements that are not stated in terms of functions to be performed, performance required, or essential…
  • DFARS 206.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    …ices (see FAR subpart 37.2) on the basis of an unsolicited proposal without providing for full and open competition, unless— (1) The head of the contracting activity, or a designee no lower than chief of the contracting office, determines …
  • FAR 6.301 Policy.
    … 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 subject to 10 U.S.C. 3204. Ot…
  • FAR 6.302-2 Unusual and compelling urgency.
    …ncy is permitted to limit the number of sources from which it solicits bids or proposals, full and open competition need not be provided for. (b) Application. This authority applies in those situations where— (1) An unusual and compelling…
  • FAR 6.303-2 Content.
    … activity, and specific identification of the document as a “Justification for other than full and open competition.” (2) Nature and/or description of the action being approved. (3) A description of the supplies or services required to me…
  • DFARS 235.006-71 Competition.
    …ience and technology proposals in accordance with 235.016(a) fulfills the requirement for full and open competition (see 206.102(d)(2)). (2) Use of a commercial solutions opening with scientific, technological, or other subject-matter expe…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …h directed toward increasing knowledge in science. The primary aim of basic research is a fuller knowledge or understanding of the subject under study, rather than any practical application of that knowledge. Best value means the expected …
  • FAR 6.000 Scope of part.
    This part prescribes policies and procedures to promote full and open competition in the acquisition process and to provide for full and open competition, full and open competition after exclusion of sources, other than full and open compet…
  • FAR 15.607 Criteria for acceptance and negotiation of an unsolicited proposal.
    …solicited proposal does not, in itself, justify awarding a contract without providing for full and open competition. The agency point of contact shall return an unsolicited proposal to the offeror, citing reasons, when its substance— (1) I…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …rs shall clearly describe all services to be performed or supplies to be delivered so the full cost or price for the performance of the work can be established when the order is placed. Orders shall be within the scope, issued within the pe…
  • FAR 18.104 Unusual and compelling urgency.
    Agencies may limit the number of sources and full and open competition need not be provided for contracting actions involving urgent requirements. (See 6.302-2.)
  • FAR 34.005-1 Competition.
    (a) The program manager shall, throughout the acquisition process, promote full and open competition and sustain effective competition between alternative major system concepts and sources, as long as it is economically beneficial and pract…
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …a designee shall prescribe procedures for the following: (a) Promoting and providing for full and open competition (see part 6) or, when full and open competition is not required in accordance with part 6, for obtaining competition to the …
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …currency of development and production or constitutes justification for not providing for full and open competition. (6) Trade-offs. Discuss the expected consequences of trade-offs among the various cost, capability or performance, and sch…
  • FAR 19.306 Protesting a firm's status as a HUBZone small business concern.
    …and contact information; (3) The type of HUBZone contract (i.e., sole-source, set-aside, full and open competition with a HUBZone price evaluation preference, or reserve for HUBZone small business concerns under a multiple-award contract);…
  • FAR 5.301 General.
    …vernment in any current or anticipated litigation or dispute pursuant to the exception to full and open competition authorized at 6.302-3. (c) With respect to acquisitions covered by the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agre…
  • FAR 6.101 Policy.
    …tions (see subparts 6.2 and 6.3), that contracting officers shall promote and provide for full and open competition in soliciting offers and awarding Government contracts. (b) Contracting officers shall provide for full and open competitio…
  • 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…
  • FAR 6.303-1 Requirements.
    …resulting from an unsolicited proposal, or award any other contract without providing for full and open competition unless the contracting officer— (1) Justifies, if required in 6.302, the use of such actions in writing; (2) Certifies the…
  • FAR 6.304 Approval of the justification.
    (a) Except for paragraph (b) of this section, the justification for other than full and open competition shall be approved in writing— (1) For a proposed contract not exceeding $900,000, the contracting officer's certification required by …
  • FAR 7.102 Policy.
    …mental items, to the maximum extent practicable (10 U.S.C. 3453 and 41 U.S.C. 3307); (2) Full and open competition (see part 6) or, when full and open competition is not required in accordance with part 6, to obtain competition to the maxi…
  • FAR 17.503 Ordering procedures.
    … (i) Having adequate statutory authority for the contractual action; and (ii) Complying fully with the competition requirements of part 6 (see 6.002). However, if the servicing agency is not subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, …
  • FAR 19.507 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    … The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.219-13 with its Alternate I in all full and open solicitations and contracts for multiple-award contracts under which orders will be set aside for any of the small business concerns ide…
  • FAR 37.102 Policy.
    …e filled, or problem to be resolved, through service contracting in a manner that ensures full understanding and responsive performance by contractors and, in so doing, should obtain assistance from contracting officials, as needed. To the …
  • DFARS 217.7502 General.
    … replenishment parts concurrently with production of the end item. (b) Shall provide for full and open competition when fully adequate drawings and any other needed data are available with the right to use for acquisition purposes (see par…
  • DFARS 225.7702-1 Acquisition of small arms.
    …Afghanistan, the Afghani Police Forces, or other Afghani security organizations— (1) Use full and open competition to the maximum extent practicable, consistent with the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 3201; (2) If use of other than full and open…
  • FAR 4.1102 Policy.
    …de the United States and its outlying areas; (5) Contracts awarded without providing for full and open competition due to unusual or compelling urgency (see 6.302-2); (6) Contract actions at or below $40,000 awarded to foreign vendors for…
  • FAR 5.102 Availability of solicitations.
    …d to the electronic medium. (e) Provide copies of a solicitation issued under other than full and open competition to firms requesting copies that were not initially solicited, but only after advising the requester of the determination to …
  • FAR 5.406 Public disclosure of justification documents for certain contract actions.
    (a) Justifications and approvals for other than full and open competition must be posted in accordance with 6.305. (b) Limited-source justifications (excluding brand name) for FSS orders or blanket purchase agreements with an estimated val…
  • FAR 6.100 Scope of subpart.
    …bpart prescribes the policy and procedures that are to be used to promote and provide for full and open competition.
  • FAR 6.102 Use of competitive procedures.
    The competitive procedures available for use in fulfilling the requirement for full and open competition are as follows: (a) Sealed bids. (See 6.401(a).) (b) Competitive proposals. (See 6.401(b).) If sealed bids are not appropriate under …
  • FAR 6.200 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart prescribes policies and procedures for providing for full and open competition after excluding one or more sources.
  • FAR 6.300 Scope of subpart.
    …ocedures, and identifies the statutory authorities, for contracting without providing for full and open competition.
  • 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 6.302-5 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 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…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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