10 U.S.C. § 3011 — Definitions incorporated from title 41

In this part, “competitive procedures^*” means procedures under which the head of an agency^* enters into a contract through full and open competition. The term also includes— (1) procurement of architectural or engineering services conducted under chapter 11 of title 40; (2) the competitive selection of science and technology proposals for an award, when the proposals result from a general solicitation and have undergone peer review or scientific review, as appropriate; (3) the procedures established by the Administrator of General Services for the General Services Administration’s multiple award schedule program, if— (A) all responsible sources have been allowed to participate; and (B) orders and contracts under the program result in the best value for meeting the needs of the United States; (4) procurements carried out to further section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644), as long as every responsible business concern that is entitled to submit an offer for those procurements is allowed to compete; and (5) the competitive selection of research proposals that result from a general solicitation and peer review or scientific review, as appropriate, solicited under section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).