[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: 48CFR34.002]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

 

PART 34_MAJOR SYSTEM ACQUISITION--Table of Contents

 

                          Subpart 34.0_General

 

Sec. 34.002  Policy.



    The policies of this part are designed to ensure that agencies 

acquire major systems in the most effective, economical, and timely 

manner. Agencies acquiring major systems shall--

    (a) Promote innovation and full and open competition as required by 

part 6 in the development of major system concepts by (1) expressing 

agency needs and major system acquisition program objectives in terms of 

the agency's mission and not in terms of specified systems to satisfy 

needs, and (2) focusing agency resources and special management 

attention on activities conducted in the initial stage of major 

programs; and

    (b) Sustain effective competition between alternative system 

concepts and sources for as long as it is beneficial.



[48 FR 42351, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 52434, Dec. 23, 1985]