[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR21.605]

[Page 70]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
 
PART 21_DoD GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS_GENERAL MATTERS--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart F_Definitions
 
Sec.  21.605  Acquisition.


    The acquiring (by purchase, lease, or barter) of property or 
services for the direct benefit or use of the United States Government 
(see more detailed definition at 48 CFR 2.101). In accordance with 31 
U.S.C. 6303, procurement contracts are the appropriate legal instruments 
for acquiring such property or services.