[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR2906.301]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                     CHAPTER 29--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
Sec. 2906.301  Policy.

    (a) Department of Labor acquisitions must comply with the Department 
of Labor Manual Series (DLMS) 2, Chapter 830 (available by mail from the 
Director, Division of Acquisition Management Services, 200 Constitution 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210-0001), or electronically from http://
www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/boc/prb.htm. Any proposed noncompetitive 
acquisition in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold must be 
fully justified and, if required by the DLMS, submitted to the DOL 
Procurement Review Board and approved by the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration and Management and, in the case of research and 
development contracts, also by the Assistant Secretary for Policy.
    (b) With the exception of contracts for advisory and assistance 
services or for research and development, the contracting officer has 
the authority below the simplified acquisition threshold to approve sole 
source contracts. The contracting officer is responsible for assuring 
that proposed acquisitions below the simplified acquisition threshold 
are in compliance with FAR and DOLAR requirements regarding competition.