[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: 48CFR6.302-6]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 6_COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart 6.3_Other Than Full and Open Competition
 
Sec.  6.302-6  National security.

    (a) Authority. (1) Citations: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(6) or 41 U.S.C. 
253(c)(6).
    (2) Full and open competition need not be provided for when the 
disclosure of the agency's needs would compromise the national security 
unless the agency is permitted to limit the number of sources from which 
it solicits bids or proposals.
    (b) Application. This authority may be used for any acquisition when 
disclosure of the Government's needs would compromise the national 
security (e.g., would violate security requirements); it shall not be 
used merely because the acquisition is classified, or merely because 
access to classified matter will be necessary to submit a proposal or to 
perform the contract.
    (c) Limitations. (1) Contracts awarded using this authority shall be 
supported by the written justifications and approvals described in 6.303 
and 6.304.
    (2) See 5.202(a)(1) for synopsis requirements.
    (3) This statutory authority requires that agencies shall request 
offers from as many potential sources as is practicable under the 
circumstances.

[50 FR 52432, Dec. 23, 1985]