[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR12.101]



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            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.