2020 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law
Part V - Acquisition
Subpart C - Contracting Methods and Contract Types
Chapter 241 - Awarding of Contracts
Sec. 3301 - Basis of award and rejection
10 U.S.C. § 3301 (2020) |
§3301. Basis of award and rejection |
(a) Award.—The head of an agency shall evaluate sealed bids and competitive proposals and make an award based solely on the factors specified in the solicitation. (b) Rejection.—All sealed bids or competitive proposals received in response to a solicitation may be rejected if the head of the agency determines that such action is in the public interest. |
(Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §1816(c)(2)(A), (3), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4182.) |
CODIFICATION
The text of subsec. (b)(1), (2) of section 2305 of this title, which was transferred to this section and amended by Pub. L. 116–283, §1816(c)(1), (2)(A), (3), was based on Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VII, §2723(b), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1191, 1192; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title VIII, §802(d)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1589. AMENDMENTS2021—Pub. L. 116–283, §1816(c)(3), redesignated subsec. (b)(1) and (2) of section 2305 of this title as subsecs. (a) and (b), respectively, of this section and inserted headings. EFFECTIVE DATESection and amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as an Effective Date of 2021 Amendment note preceding section 3001 of this title. |
United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
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Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART V - ACQUISITION Subpart C - Contracting Methods and Contract Types CHAPTER 241 - AWARDING OF CONTRACTS Sec. 3301 - Basis of award and rejection |
section 3301 |
2020 |
January 13, 2021 |
Yes |
standard |
98 Stat. 1191 104 Stat. 1589 134 Stat. 4182 |
Public Law 98-369, Public Law 101-510, Public Law 116-283 |