[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR12.101]

[Page 185]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 12_ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart 12.1_Acquisition of Commercial Items_General
 
Sec.  12.101  Policy.


    Agencies shall--
    (a) Conduct market research to determine whether commercial items or 
nondevelopmental items are available that could meet the agency's 
requirements;
    (b) Acquire commercial items or nondevelopmental items when they are 
available to meet the needs of the agency; and
    (c) Require prime contractors and subcontractors at all tiers to 
incorporate, to the maximum extent practicable, commercial items or 
nondevelopmental items as components of items supplied to the agency.