[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: 48CFR12.203]



[Page 195-196]

 

            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

 

PART 12_ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS--Table of Contents

 

  Subpart 12.2_Special Requirements for the Acquisition of Commercial 

                                  Items

 

Sec. 12.203  Procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award.



    Contracting officers shall use the policies unique to the 

acquisition of commercial items prescribed in this part in conjunction 

with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation and award 

prescribed in part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures; part 14, 

Sealed Bidding; or part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, as appropriate 

for the particular acquisition. The contracting officer may use the 

streamlined procedure for soliciting offers for commercial items 

prescribed in 12.603. For acquisitions of commercial items exceeding the 

simplified acquisition threshold but not exceeding $5 million



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($10 million for acquisitions as described in 13.500(e)), including 

options, contracting activities shall employ the simplified procedures 

authorized by Subpart 13.5 to the maximum extent practicable.



[60 FR 48241, Sept. 18, 1995, as amended at 62 FR 264, Jan. 2, 1997; 62 

FR 64917, Dec. 9, 1997; 69 FR 8313, Feb. 23, 2004; 69 FR 76351, Dec. 20, 

2004]