[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: 48CFR37.105]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 37_SERVICE CONTRACTING--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart 37.1_Service Contracts_General
 
Sec.  37.105  Competition in service contracting.

    (a) Unless otherwise provided by statute, contracts for services 
shall be awarded through sealed bidding whenever the conditions in 
6.401(a) are met (except see 6.401(b)).
    (b) The provisions of statute and part 6 of this regulation 
requiring competition apply fully to service contracts. The method of 
contracting used to provide for competition may vary with the type of 
service being acquired and may not necessarily be limited to price 
competition.

[50 FR 1744, Jan. 11, 1985, and 50 FR 52429, Dec. 23, 1985]