Regulations last checked for updates: May 01, 2025

Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: Oct 18, 2025
637.601 - 637.601 General.

It is the Department's policy that all new service contracts be performance-based, with clearly defined deliverables and performance standards. Any deviations from this policy shall be fully justified in writing and approved by the Departmental Advocate for Competition.

[69 FR 19337, Apr. 13, 2004, as amended at 80 FR 6923, Feb. 9, 2015]
authority: 22 U.S.C. 2651a,40.S.C. 121(c) and 48 CFR chapter 1
source: 53 FR 26176, July 11, 1988, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 48 CFR 637.601