[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: 48CFR13.104]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

 

PART 13_SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES--Table of Contents

 

                         Subpart 13.1_Procedures

 

Sec. 13.104  Promoting competition.



    The contracting officer must promote competition to the maximum 

extent practicable to obtain supplies and services from the source whose 

offer is the most advantageous to the Government, considering the 

administrative cost of the purchase.

    (a) The contracting officer must not--

    (1) Solicit quotations based on personal preference; or

    (2) Restrict solicitation to suppliers of well-known and widely 

distributed makes or brands.

    (b) If using simplified acquisition procedures and not using either 

FACNET or providing access to the notice of proposed contract action and 

solicitation information through the Governmentwide point of entry 

(GPE), maximum practicable competition ordinarily can be obtained by 

soliciting quotations or offers from sources within the local trade 

area. Unless the contract action requires synopsis pursuant to 5.101 and 

an exception under 5.202 is not applicable, consider solicitation of at 

least three sources to promote competition to the maximum extent 

practicable. Whenever practicable, request quotations or offers from two 

sources not included in the previous solicitation.



[62 FR 64917, Dec. 9, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 58593, Oct. 30, 1998; 66 

FR 27413, May 16, 2001; 68 FR 56679, Oct. 1, 2003]



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