FAR Part 6 – Competition Requirements

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Federal Acquisition Regulation part

FAR Part 6 – Competition Requirements is the section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation that establishes policies and procedures to ensure full and open competition in U.S. federal government contracting.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Federal Acquisition Regulation part ⓘ
administeredBy	Civilian Agency Acquisition Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Defense Acquisition Regulations Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	U.S. federal executive agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ both sealed bidding and competitive negotiation procedures ⓘ contract actions above the simplified acquisition threshold ⓘ
authorizesException	authorized or required by statute ⓘ industrial mobilization or expert services ⓘ international agreement ⓘ national security ⓘ only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements ⓘ public interest ⓘ unusual and compelling urgency ⓘ
defines	full and open competition ⓘ full and open competition after exclusion of sources ⓘ other than full and open competition ⓘ
establishes	policies for full and open competition ⓘ procedures for limiting competition when authorized ⓘ
excludes	certain simplified acquisition procedures governed by FAR Part 13 ⓘ management and operating contracts where special authorities apply ⓘ
governs	contract award competition requirements ⓘ contract solicitation methods ⓘ federal acquisition planning for competition ⓘ
implements	Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 (CICA) NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesSubpart	FAR Subpart 6.1 – Full and Open Competition NERFINISHED ⓘ FAR Subpart 6.2 – Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources NERFINISHED ⓘ FAR Subpart 6.3 – Other Than Full and Open Competition NERFINISHED ⓘ FAR Subpart 6.4 – Sealed Bidding and Competitive Proposals (as applicable by structure at given time) NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
legalBasis	10 U.S.C. competition requirements for defense agencies (as implemented) ⓘ 41 U.S.C. chapter 33 (as implemented for civilian agencies) ⓘ
limitedApplicationTo	acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold ⓘ
objective	obtain the best value for the government through competition ⓘ prevent unnecessary restrictions on competition ⓘ
partOf	Federal Acquisition Regulation NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryPurpose	ensure full and open competition in federal contracting ⓘ
relatedTo	FAR Part 15 – Contracting by Negotiation NERFINISHED ⓘ FAR Part 5 – Publicizing Contract Actions NERFINISHED ⓘ FAR Part 7 – Acquisition Planning ⓘ
requires	agencies to promote and provide for full and open competition to the maximum extent practicable ⓘ appropriate approval levels for justifications ⓘ consideration of small business participation through competition ⓘ documentation of the basis for the competitive strategy ⓘ publicizing contract actions subject to competition requirements as prescribed elsewhere in FAR ⓘ use of competitive procedures unless an exception applies ⓘ written justification for other than full and open competition ⓘ
scope	policies and procedures for ensuring competition in federal contracting ⓘ

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