48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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1 section with “trade-in allowance”

  • DFARS 217.7004 Solicitation and award.
    … items being acquired without any exchange; and (2) For the new items with the exchange (trade-in allowance) for the exchange property listed. (b) The contracting officer is not obligated to award on an exchange basis. If the lowest evalu…

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.