2011 US Code
Title 41 - Public Contracts
Subtitle I - Federal Procurement Policy (§§ 101 - 4711)
Division A - General (§§ 101 - 153)
Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 101 - 153)
Subchapter III - DIVISION C DEFINITIONS (§§ 151 - 153)
Section 152 - Competitive procedures
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 41 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 41 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS Subtitle I - Federal Procurement Policy Division A - General CHAPTER 1 - DEFINITIONS SUBCHAPTER III - DIVISION C DEFINITIONS Sec. 152 - Competitive procedures |
| Contains | section 152 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 111-350, §3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3683. |
| Statutes at Large References | 98 Stat. 1180, 3086 111 Stat. 1906 124 Stat. 3683 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 98-369, Public Law 98-577, Public Law 105-85, Public Law 111-350 |
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In division C, the term “competitive procedures” means procedures under which an executive agency enters into a contract pursuant to full and open competition. The term also includes—
(1) procurement of architectural or engineering services conducted in accordance with chapter 11 of title 40;
(2) the competitive selection of basic research proposals resulting from a general solicitation and the peer review or scientific review (as appropriate) of those proposals;
(3) the procedures established by the Administrator of General Services for the multiple awards 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 those procedures result in the lowest overall cost alternative to meet the needs of the Federal Government;
(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 those 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 that Act (15 U.S.C. 638).
(Pub. L. 111–350, §3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3683.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 152 | 41:259(b). | June 30, 1949, ch. 288, §309(b), as added Pub. L. 98–369, title VII, §2711(a)(3), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1180; Pub. L. 98–577, §504(a)(3), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3086; Pub. L. 105–85, title X, §1073(g)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1906. |
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