Regulations last checked for updates: Sep 29, 2023

Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: Sep 26, 2023
6.000 - 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 competition, and advocates for competition. This part does not deal with the results of competition (e.g., adequate price competition), that are addressed in other parts (e.g., part 15).

[66 FR 2127, Jan. 10, 2001, as amended at 79 FR 24198, Apr. 29, 2014]
6.001 - 6.001 Applicability.

This part applies to all acquisitions except—

(a) Contracts awarded using the simplified acquisition procedures of part 13 (but see 13.501 for requirements pertaining to sole source acquisitions of commercial products or commercial services under subpart 13.5).

(b) Contracts awarded using contracting procedures (other than those addressed in this part) that are expressly authorized by statute;

(c) Contract modifications, that are within the scope of the contract, including the exercise of priced options that were evaluated as part of the original competition (see 17.207(f));

(d) Orders placed under requirements contracts or definite-quantity contracts;

(e) Orders placed under indefinite-quantity contracts that were entered into pursuant to this part when—

(1) The contract was awarded under subpart 6.1 or 6.2 and all responsible sources were realistically permitted to compete for the requirements contained in the order; or

(2) The contract was awarded under subpart 6.3 and the required justification and approval adequately covers the requirements contained in the order; or

(f) Orders placed against task order and delivery order contracts entered into pursuant to subpart 16.5.

[50 FR 52431, Dec. 23, 1985, as amended at 55 FR 52790, Dec. 21, 1990; 60 FR 34747, July 3, 1995; 60 FR 49725, Sept. 26, 1995; 62 FR 263, Jan. 2, 1997; 62 FR 64917, Dec. 9, 1997; 84 FR 19842, May 6, 2019; 86 FR 61020, Nov. 4, 2021]
6.002 - 6.002 Limitations.

No agency shall contract for supplies or services from another agency for the purpose of avoiding the requirements of this part.

6.003 - 6.003 [Reserved]
Subpart 6.1 [6.100 - 6.102] - Subpart 6.1—Full and Open Competition
Subpart 6.2 [6.200 - 6.208] - Subpart 6.2—Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources
Subpart 6.3 [6.300 - 6.305] - Subpart 6.3—Other Than Full and Open Competition
Subpart 6.4 [6.401 - 6.401] - Subpart 6.4—Sealed Bidding and Competitive Proposals
Subpart 6.5 [6.501 - 6.502] - Subpart 6.5—Advocates for Competition
authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.
source: 50 FR 1729, Jan. 11, 1985; 50 FR 52429, Dec. 23, 1985, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 48 CFR 6.001