[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: 48CFR34.002]

[Page 698]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 34_MAJOR SYSTEM ACQUISITION--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart 34.0_General
 
Sec.  34.002  Policy.

    The policies of this part are designed to ensure that agencies 
acquire major systems in the most effective, economical, and timely 
manner. Agencies acquiring major systems shall--
    (a) Promote innovation and full and open competition as required by 
part 6 in the development of major system concepts by (1) expressing 
agency needs and major system acquisition program objectives in terms of 
the agency's mission and not in terms of specified systems to satisfy 
needs, and (2) focusing agency resources and special management 
attention on activities conducted in the initial stage of major 
programs; and
    (b) Sustain effective competition between alternative system 
concepts and sources for as long as it is beneficial.

[48 FR 42351, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 52434, Dec. 23, 1985]