10 U.S.C. § 3012 — Competitive procedures

submitted 5 years ago by Pub. L. 116-283 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 203 words · no verdicts yet

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“Competitive procedures” generally means a contract awarded through full and open competition. The term also covers five listed types of competitive selection or procurement.

In this part, “competitive procedures” means procedures in which an agency head enters a contract after full and open competition. This section does not define the term beyond that description. It also includes— (1) buying architectural or engineering services under chapter 11 of title 40; (2) competitively selecting science and technology proposals resulting from a general solicitation and peer or scientific review, as appropriate; (3) the General Services Administration multiple-award schedule procedures, if (A) every responsible source could participate and (B) the resulting orders and contracts give the United States the best value for its needs; (4) procurements carried out under section 15 of the Small Business Act, if every responsible business concern allowed to submit an offer may compete; and (5) competitively selecting research proposals resulting from a general solicitation and the peer or scientific review required by section 9 of the Small Business Act.

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In this part, the term “competitive procedures” means procedures under which the head of an agency enters into a contract pursuant to full and open competition. Such term also includes—

(1)

procurement of architectural or engineering services conducted in accordance with chapter 11 of title 40;

(2)

the competitive selection for award of science and technology proposals resulting from a general solicitation and the peer review or scientific review (as appropriate) of such proposals;

(3)

the procedures established by the Administrator of General Services for the multiple award schedule program of the General Services Administration if—

(A)

participation in the program has been open to all responsible sources; and

(B)

orders and contracts under such program result in the best value to meet the needs of the United States;

(4)

procurements conducted in furtherance of section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644) as long as all responsible business concerns that are entitled to submit offers for such procurements are permitted to compete; and

(5)

a competitive selection of research proposals resulting from a general solicitation and peer review or scientific review (as appropriate) solicited pursuant to section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).

Source credit: (Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1806(b)(1), (3), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4153; Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title VIII, § 812(a)(3), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 951.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

2021Enacted · Pub. L. 116-283 · 134 Stat. 4153
2025Amended · Pub. L. 119-60 · 139 Stat. 951

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 116-283 on 2021-01-01.

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