10 U.S.C. § 4232 — Prohibition on use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection process

(a) In General . — The Department of Defense cannot use a lowest price technically acceptable source selection process for the engineering and manufacturing development contract of a major defense acquisition program. (b) Definitions . — In this section: (1) Lowest price technically acceptable source selection process . — The term “lowest price technically acceptable source selection process” has the meaning given that term in part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (2) Engineering and manufacturing development contract . — The term “engineering and manufacturing development contract” means a prime contract for the engineering and manufacturing development of a major defense acquisition program.