41 U.S.C. § 6101 — Advertising requirement for Federal Government purchases and sales
submitted 15 years ago by Pub. L. 111-350 to r/title-41-PUBLIC-CONTRACTS · 234 words · no verdicts yet
Federal purchases and contracts generally require advertising for proposals, subject to listed exceptions. Federal sales generally have the same advertising requirement, and special definitions and rules apply to wholly owned Government corporations.
(a) Definitions. (1) “Appropriation” includes amounts made available by legislation under section 9104 of title 31. (2) “Federal Government” includes the District of Columbia government.
(b) Purchases. (1) Unless the appropriation or another law provides otherwise, the Federal Government may purchase or contract for supplies or services only after advertising for proposals for enough time. (2) This does not apply when (A) the amount in one case is no more than $25,000; (B) a public emergency requires immediate delivery or performance; (C) only one supply source exists and the purchasing or contracting officer certifies that fact; or (D) a contractor must personally perform technical or professional services, or services under Government supervision paid by time.
(c) Sales. Unless another law authorizes otherwise, or the reasonable value in one case is no more than $500, Federal Government sales and sales contracts are subject to this section’s advertising requirements.
(d) Application to wholly owned Government corporations. For a wholly owned Government corporation, this section applies only to administrative transactions.
In this section—
The term “appropriation” includes amounts made available by legislation under section 9104 of title 31.
The term “Federal Government” includes the government of the District of Columbia.
Unless otherwise provided in the appropriation concerned or other law, purchases and contracts for supplies or services for the Federal Government may be made or entered into only after advertising for proposals for a sufficient time.
Paragraph (1) does not apply when—
the amount involved in any one case does not exceed $25,000;
public exigencies require the immediate delivery of articles or performance of services;
only one source of supply is available and the Federal Government purchasing or contracting officer so certifies; or
services are required to be performed by a contractor in person and are—
of a technical and professional nature; or
under Federal Government supervision and paid for on a time basis.
Except when otherwise authorized by law or when the reasonable value involved in any one case does not exceed $500, sales and contracts of sale by the Federal Government are governed by the requirements of this section for advertising.
For wholly owned Government corporations, this section applies only to administrative transactions.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 111–350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3801.)
- 2011Enacted · Pub. L. 111-350 · 124 Stat. 3801
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 111-350 on 2011-01-04.
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