2015 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces (Sections 101 - 18506)
Subtitle A - General Military Law (Sections 101 - 2926)
Part II - Personnel (Sections 501 - 1805)
Chapter 55 - Medical and Dental Care (Sections 1071 - 1110b)
Sec. 1073a - Contracts for health care: best value contracting
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 55 - MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE Sec. 1073a - Contracts for health care: best value contracting |
Contains | section 1073a |
Date | 2015 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title VII, §722(a), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 695. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 113 Stat. 695 |
Public and Private Law | Public Law 106-65 |
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(a) Authority.—Under regulations prescribed by the administering Secretaries, health care contracts shall be awarded in the administration of this chapter to the offeror or offerors that will provide the best value to the United States to the maximum extent consistent with furnishing high-quality health care in a manner that protects the fiscal and other interests of the United States.
(b) Factors Considered.—In the determination of best value under subsection (a)—
(1) consideration shall be given to the factors specified in the regulations; and
(2) greater weight shall be accorded to technical and performance-related factors than to cost and price-related factors.
(c) Applicability.—The authority under the regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall apply to any contract in excess of $5,000,000.
(Added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title VII, §722(a), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 695.)
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