# Subchapter B - Competition and Acquisition Planning

- Federal Acquisition Regulation 

-  Federal Acquisition Regulation   - Part 5 - Publicizing Contract Actions     - 5.000 Scope of part.
    - 5.001 Definition.
    - 5.002 Policy.
    - 5.003 Governmentwide point of entry.
    - Subpart 5.1 - Dissemination of Information       - 5.101 Methods of disseminating information.
      - 5.102 Availability of solicitations.
    - Subpart 5.2 - Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions       - 5.201 General.
      - 5.202 Exceptions.
      - 5.203 Publicizing and response time.
      - 5.204 Presolicitation notices.
      - 5.205 Special situations.
      - 5.206 Notices of subcontracting opportunities.
      - 5.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
    - Subpart 5.3 - Synopses of Contract Awards       - 5.301 General.
      - 5.302 Preparation and transmittal of synopses of awards.
      - 5.303 Announcement of contract awards.
    - Subpart 5.4 - Release of Information       - 5.401 General.
      - 5.402 General public.
      - 5.403 Requests from Members of Congress.
      - 5.404 Release of long-range acquisition estimates.         - 5.404-1 Release procedures.
        - 5.404-2 Announcements of long-range acquisition estimates.
      - 5.405 Exchange of acquisition information.
      - 5.406 Public disclosure of justification documents for certain contract actions.
    - Subpart 5.5 - Paid Advertisements       - 5.501 Definitions.
      - 5.502 Authority.
      - 5.503 Procedures.
      - 5.504 Use of advertising agencies.
    - Subpart 5.6 - Publicizing Multi-Agency Use Contracts       - 5.601 Governmentwide database of contracts.
    - Subpart 5.7 - Publicizing Requirements Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009       - 5.701 Scope.
      - 5.702 Applicability.
      - 5.703 Definition.
      - 5.704 Publicizing preaward.
      - 5.705 Publicizing postaward.
  - Part 6 - Competition Requirements     - 6.000 Scope of part.
    - 6.001 Applicability.
    - 6.002 Limitations.
    - 6.003 [Reserved]
    - Subpart 6.1 - Full and Open Competition       - 6.100 Scope of subpart.
      - 6.101 Policy.
      - 6.102 Use of competitive procedures.
    - Subpart 6.2 - Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources       - 6.200 Scope of subpart.
      - 6.201 Policy.
      - 6.202 Establishing or maintaining alternative sources.
      - 6.203 Set-asides for small business concerns.
      - 6.204 Section 8(a) competition.
      - 6.205 Set-asides for HUBZone small business concerns.
      - 6.206 Set-asides for service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concerns eligible under the SDVOSB Program.
      - 6.207 Set-asides for economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concerns or women-owned small business (WOSB) concerns eligible under the WOSB Program.
      - 6.208 Set-asides for local firms during a major disaster or emergency.
    - Subpart 6.3 - Other Than Full and Open Competition       - 6.300 Scope of subpart.
      - 6.301 Policy.
      - 6.302 Circumstances permitting other than full and open competition.         - 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
        - 6.302-2 Unusual and compelling urgency.
        - 6.302-3 Industrial mobilization; engineering, developmental, or research capability; or expert services.
        - 6.302-4 International agreement.
        - 6.302-5 Authorized or required by statute.
        - 6.302-6 National security.
        - 6.302-7 Public interest.
      - 6.303 Justifications.         - 6.303-1 Requirements.
        - 6.303-2 Content.
      - 6.304 Approval of the justification.
      - 6.305 Availability of the justification.
    - Subpart 6.4 - Sealed Bidding and Competitive Proposals       - 6.401 Sealed bidding and competitive proposals.
    - Subpart 6.5 - Advocates for Competition       - 6.501 Requirement.
      - 6.502 Duties and responsibilities.
  - Part 7 - Acquisition Planning     - 7.000 Scope of part.
    - Subpart 7.1 - Acquisition Plans       - 7.101 Definitions.
      - 7.102 Policy.
      - 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
      - 7.104 General procedures.
      - 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
      - 7.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
      - 7.107 Additional requirements for acquisitions involving consolidation, bundling, or substantial bundling.         - 7.107-1 General.
        - 7.107-2 Consolidation.
        - 7.107-3 Bundling.
        - 7.107-4 Substantial bundling.
        - 7.107-5 Notifications.
        - 7.107-6 Solicitation provision.
      - 7.108 Additional requirements for telecommuting.
    - Subpart 7.2 - Planning for the Purchase of Supplies in Economic Quantities       - 7.200 Scope of subpart.
      - 7.201 [Reserved]
      - 7.202  Policy.
      - 7.203  Solicitation provision.
      - 7.204 Responsibilities of contracting officers.
    - Subpart 7.3 - Contractor Versus Government Performance       - 7.300 [Reserved]
      - 7.301 Definitions.
      - 7.302 Policy.
      - 7.303 [Reserved]
      - 7.304 [Reserved]
      - 7.305 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.
    - Subpart 7.4 - Equipment Acquisition              - 7.400           Scope of subpart.       
      - 7.401           Acquisition considerations.
      - 7.402 Acquisition methods.
      - 7.403           General Services Administration assistance and OMB guidance. 
      - 7.404 Contract clause.
    - Subpart 7.5 - Inherently Governmental Functions       - 7.500 Scope of subpart.
      - 7.501 [Reserved]
      - 7.502 Applicability.
      - 7.503 Policy.
  - Part 8 - Required Sources of Supplies and Services     - 8.000 Scope of part.
    - 8.001 General.
    - 8.002 Priorities for use of mandatory Government sources.
    - 8.003 Use of other mandatory sources.
    - 8.004 Use of other sources.
    - 8.005 Contract clause.
    - Subpart 8.1 - Excess Personal Property       - 8.101 [Reserved]
      - 8.102 Policy.
      - 8.103           Information on available excess personal property.
      - 8.104 Obtaining nonreportable property.
    - Subpart 8.2 - [Reserved]
    - Subpart 8.3 - [Reserved]
    - Subpart 8.4 - Federal Supply Schedules       - 8.401 Definitions.
      - 8.402 General.
      - 8.403 Applicability.
      - 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
      - 8.405 Ordering procedures for Federal Supply Schedules.         - 8.405-1 Ordering procedures for supplies, and services not requiring a statement of work.
        - 8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
        - 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
        - 8.405-4 Price reductions.
        - 8.405-5 Small business.
        - 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
        - 8.405-7 Payment.
      - 8.406 Ordering activity responsibilities.         - 8.406-1 Order placement.
        - 8.406-2 Inspection and acceptance.
        - 8.406-3 Remedies for nonconformance.
        - 8.406-4 Termination for cause.
        - 8.406-5 Termination for the Government’s convenience.
        - 8.406-6 Disputes.
        - 8.406-7 Contractor Performance Evaluation.
    - Subpart 8.5 - [Reserved]       
    - Subpart 8.6 - Acquisition from Federal Prison Industries, Inc.       - 8.601 General.
      - 8.602 Policy.
      - 8.603 Purchase priorities.
      - 8.604 Waivers.
      - 8.605 Exceptions.
      - 8.606 Evaluating FPI performance.
      - 8.607 Performance as a subcontractor.
      - 8.608 Protection of classified and sensitive information.
    - Subpart 8.7 - Acquisition from Nonprofit Agencies Employing People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled       - 8.700 Scope of subpart.
      - 8.701 Definitions.
      - 8.702 General.
      - 8.703  Procurement List.
      - 8.704 Purchase priorities.
      - 8.705 Procedures.         - 8.705-1 General.
        - 8.705-2 Direct-order process.
        - 8.705-3 Allocation process.
        - 8.705-4 Compliance with orders.
      - 8.706 Purchase exceptions.
      - 8.707 Prices.
      - 8.708 Shipping.
      - 8.709 Payments.
      - 8.710 Quality of merchandise.
      - 8.711 Quality complaints.
      - 8.712 Specification changes.
      - 8.713 Optional acquisition of supplies and services.
      - 8.714 Communications with the central nonprofit agencies and the Committee.
      - 8.715 Replacement commodities.
      - 8.716 Change-of-name and successor in interest procedures.
    - Subpart 8.8 - Acquisition of Printing and Related Supplies       - 8.800 Scope of subpart.
      - 8.801 Definitions.
      - 8.802 Policy.
    - Subpart 8.9 - [Reserved]
    - Subpart 8.10 - [Reserved]
    - Subpart 8.11 - Leasing of Motor Vehicles       - 8.1100 Scope of subpart.
      - 8.1101 Definitions.
      - 8.1102 Presolicitation requirements.
      - 8.1103 Contract requirements.
      - 8.1104 Contract clauses.
  - Part 9 - Contractor Qualifications     - 9.000 Scope of part.
    - Subpart 9.1 - Responsible Prospective Contractors       - 9.100 Scope of subpart.
      - 9.101 Definitions.
      - 9.102 Applicability.
      - 9.103 Policy.
      - 9.104 Standards.         - 9.104-1 General standards.
        - 9.104-2 Special standards.
        - 9.104-3 Application of standards.
        - 9.104-4 Subcontractor responsibility.
        - 9.104-5 Representation and certifications regarding responsibility matters.
        - 9.104-6 Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System.
        - 9.104-7 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
      - 9.105 Procedures.         - 9.105-1 Obtaining information.
        - 9.105-2 Determinations and documentation.
        - 9.105-3 Disclosure of preaward information.
      - 9.106 Preaward surveys.         - 9.106-1 Conditions for preaward surveys.
        - 9.106-2 Requests for preaward surveys.
        - 9.106-3 Interagency preaward surveys.
        - 9.106-4 Reports.
      - 9.107 Surveys of nonprofit agencies participating in the AbilityOne Program.
      - 9.108 Prohibition on contracting with inverted domestic corporations.         - 9.108-1 Definitions.
        - 9.108-2 Prohibition.
        - 9.108-3 Representation by the offeror.
        - 9.108-4 Waiver.
        - 9.108-5 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
      - 9.109 Prohibition on contracting with an entity involved in activities that violate arms control treaties or agreements with the United States.         - 9.109-1 Authority.
        - 9.109-2 Prohibition.
        - 9.109-3 Exception.
        - 9.109-4 Certification by the offeror.
        - 9.109-5 Solicitation provision.
      - 9.110           Reserve Officer Training Corps and military recruiting on campus.         - 9.110-1           Definitions.
        - 9.110-2           Authority
        - 9.110-3           Policy.
        - 9.110-4 Procedures.
        - 9.110-5 Contract clause.
    - Subpart 9.2 - Qualifications Requirements       - 9.200 Scope of subpart.
      - 9.201 Definitions.
      - 9.202 Policy.
      - 9.203 QPL’s, QML’s, and QBL’s.
      - 9.204 Responsibilities for establishment of a qualification requirement.
      - 9.205 Opportunity for qualification before award.
      - 9.206 Acquisitions subject to qualification requirements.         - 9.206-1 General.
        - 9.206-2 Contract clause.
        - 9.206-3 Competition.
      - 9.207 Changes in status regarding qualification requirements.
    - Subpart 9.3 - First Article Testing and Approval       - 9.301 Definition.
      - 9.302 General.
      - 9.303 Use.
      - 9.304 Exceptions.
      - 9.305 Risk.
      - 9.306 Solicitation requirements.
      - 9.307 Government administration procedures.
      - 9.308 Contract clauses.         - 9.308-1 Testing performed by the contractor.
        - 9.308-2 Testing performed by the Government.
    - Subpart 9.4 - Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility       - 9.400 Scope of subpart.
      - 9.401 Applicability.
      - 9.402 Policy.
      - 9.403 Definitions.
      - 9.404 Exclusions in the System for Award Management.
      - 9.405 Effect of listing.         - 9.405-1 Continuation of current contracts.
        - 9.405-2 Restrictions on subcontracting.
      - 9.406 Debarment.         - 9.406-1 General.
        - 9.406-2 Causes for debarment.
        - 9.406-3 Procedures.
        - 9.406-4 Period of debarment.
        - 9.406-5 Scope of debarment.
      - 9.407 Suspension.         - 9.407-1 General.
        - 9.407-2 Causes for suspension.
        - 9.407-3 Procedures.
        - 9.407-4 Period of suspension.
        - 9.407-5 Scope of suspension.
      - 9.408 [Reserved]
      - 9.409 Contract clause.
    - Subpart 9.5 - Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest       - 9.500 Scope of subpart.
      - 9.501 Definition.
      - 9.502 Applicability.
      - 9.503 Waiver.
      - 9.504 Contracting officer responsibilities.
      - 9.505 General rules.         - 9.505-1 Providing systems engineering and technical direction.
        - 9.505-2 Preparing specifications or work statements.
        - 9.505-3 Providing evaluation services.
        - 9.505-4 Obtaining access to proprietary information.
      - 9.506 Procedures.
      - 9.507 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.         - 9.507-1 Solicitation provisions.
        - 9.507-2 Contract clause.
      - 9.508 Examples.
    - Subpart 9.6 - Contractor Team Arrangements       - 9.601 Definition.
      - 9.602 General.
      - 9.603 Policy.
      - 9.604 Limitations.
    - Subpart 9.7 - Defense Production Pools and Research and Development Pools       - 9.701 Definition.
      - 9.702 Contracting with pools.
      - 9.703 Contracting with individual pool members.
  - Part 10 - Market Research     - 10.000 Scope of part.
    - 10.001 Policy.
    - 10.002 Procedures.
    - 10.003           Contract clause.
  - Part 11 - Describing Agency Needs     - 11.000 Scope of part.
    - 11.001 Definitions.
    - 11.002 Policy.
    - Subpart 11.1 - Selecting and Developing Requirements Documents       - 11.101 Order of precedence for requirements documents.
      - 11.102 Standardization program.
      - 11.103 Market acceptance.
      - 11.104 Use of brand name or equal purchase descriptions.
      - 11.105 Items peculiar to one manufacturer.
      - 11.106 Purchase descriptions for service contracts.
      - 11.107 Solicitation provision.
    - Subpart 11.2 - Using and Maintaining Requirements Documents       - 11.201 Identification and availability of specifications.
      - 11.202 Maintenance of standardization documents.
      - 11.203 Customer satisfaction.
      - 11.204 Solicitation provisions.
    - Subpart 11.3 - Acceptable Material       - 11.301 Definitions.
      - 11.302 Policy.
      - 11.303 Special requirements for paper.
      - 11.304 Contract clause.
    - Subpart 11.4 - Delivery or Performance Schedules       - 11.401 General.
      - 11.402 Factors to consider in establishing schedules.
      - 11.403 Supplies or services.
      - 11.404 Contract clauses.
    - Subpart 11.5 - Liquidated Damages       - 11.500 Scope.
      - 11.501 Policy.
      - 11.502 Procedures.
      - 11.503 Contract clauses.
    - Subpart 11.6 - Priorities and Allocations       - 11.600 Scope of subpart.
      - 11.601 Definitions.
      - 11.602 General.
      - 11.603 Procedures.
      - 11.604  Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    - Subpart 11.7 - Variation in Quantity       - 11.701 Supply contracts.
      - 11.702 Construction contracts.
      - 11.703 Contract clauses.
    - Subpart 11.8 - Testing       - 11.801 Preaward in-use evaluation.
  - Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services     - 12.000 Scope of part.
    - 12.001 Definition.
    - Subpart 12.1 - Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services              - 12.101 Policy.
      - 12.102 Applicability.
      - 12.103 Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items.
    - Subpart 12.2 - Special Requirements for the Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services              - 12.201 General.
      - 12.202 Market research and description of agency need.
      - 12.203 Procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award.
      - 12.204 Solicitation/contract form.
      - 12.205 Offers.
      - 12.206 Use of past performance.
      - 12.207 Contract type.
      - 12.208           Contract quality assurance.
      - 12.209 Determination of price reasonableness.
      - 12.210 Contract financing.
      - 12.211 Technical data.
      - 12.212 Computer software.
      - 12.213 Other commercial practices.
      - 12.214 Cost Accounting Standards.
      - 12.215 Notification of overpayment.
      - 12.216 Unenforceability of unauthorized obligations.
    - Subpart 12.3 - Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services              - 12.300 Scope of subpart.
      - 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
      - 12.302 Tailoring of provisions and clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
      - 12.303 Contract format.
    - Subpart 12.4 - Unique Requirements Regarding Terms and Conditions for Commercial Products and Commercial Services              - 12.401 General.
      - 12.402 Acceptance.
      - 12.403 Termination.
      - 12.404 Warranties.
    - Subpart 12.5 - Applicability of Certain Laws to the Acquisition of Commercial Products, Commercial Services and Commercially Available Off-the-Shelf Items              - 12.500 Scope of subpart.
      - 12.501 Applicability.
      - 12.502 Procedures.
      - 12.503           Applicability of certain laws to Executive agency contracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.       
      - 12.504           Applicability of certain laws to subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.                  
      - 12.505 Applicability of certain laws to contracts for the acquisition of COTS items.
    - Subpart 12.6 - Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services              - 12.601           General.
      - 12.602 Streamlined evaluation of offers.
      - 12.603           Streamlined solicitation for commercial products or commercial services.