10 U.S.C. § 2469 — Contracts to perform workloads previously performed by depot-level activities of the Department of Defense: requirement of competition

(a) Requirement for Competition.— The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the performance of a depot-level maintenance and repair workload described in subsection (b) is not changed to performance by a contractor or by another depot-level activity of the Department of Defense unless the change is made using— (1) merit-based selection procedures for competitions among all depot-level activities of the Department of Defense; or (2) competitive procedures for competitions among private and public sector entities. (b) Scope.— Except as provided in subsection (c), subsection (a) applies to any depot-level maintenance and repair workload that has a value of not less than $3,000,000 (including the cost of labor and materials) and is being performed by a depot-level activity of the Department of Defense. (c) Exception for Public-Private Partnerships.— The requirements of subsection (a) may be waived in the case of a depot-level maintenance and repair workload that is performed at a Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence designated under subsection (a) of section 2474 of this title by a public-private partnership entered into under subsection (b) of such section consisting of a depot-level activity and a private entity. (d) Inapplicability of OMB Circular A –76.— Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 (or any successor administrative regulation or policy) does not apply to a performance change to which subsection (a) applies.