[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 32, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 32CFR22.305]



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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE

 

              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

 

PART 22_DoD GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS_AWARD AND ADMINISTRATION--Table of 

Contents

 

                          Subpart C_Competition

 

Sec.  22.305  General policy and requirement for competition.



    (a) It is DoD policy to maximize use of competition in the award of 

grants and cooperative agreements. This also conforms with:

    (1) 31 U.S.C. 6301(3), which encourages the use of competition in 

awarding all grants and cooperative agreements.

    (2) 10 U.S.C. 2374(a), which sets out Congressional policy that any 

new grant for research, development, test, or evaluation be awarded 

through merit-based selection procedures.

    (b) Grants officers shall use merit-based, competitive procedures 

(as defined by Sec.  22.315) to award grants and cooperative agreements:

    (1) In every case where required by statute (e.g., 10 U.S.C. 2361, 

as implemented in Sec.  22.310, for certain grants to institutions of 

higher education).

    (2) To the maximum extent practicable in all cases where not 

required by statute.



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