[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 48CFR301.101]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                  CHAPTER 3--HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 301_HHS ACQUISITION REGULATION SYSTEM--Table of Contents

 

               Subpart 301.1_Purpose, Authority, Issuance

 

Sec. 301.101  Purpose.





    (a) The Department of Health and Human Services Acquisition 

Regulation (HHSAR) is issued to establish uniform acquisition policies 

and procedures for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 

which conform to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) System.

    (b) The HHSAR implements and supplements the FAR. (Implementing 

material expands upon or indicates the manner of compliance with related 

FAR material. Supplementing material is new material which has no 

counterpart in the FAR.)

    (c) The HHSAR contains all formal departmental policies and 

procedures that govern the acquisition process or otherwise control 

contracting relationships between the Department's contracting offices 

and contractors.