Title 41 — Public Contracts
240 sections across 27 chapters.
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Ch. 1— Administrator24 sections
- § 101Administrator
- § 102Commercial component
- § 103Commercial product
- § 103aCommercial service
- § 104Commercially available off-the-shelf item
- § 105Component
- § 106Federal Acquisition Regulation
- § 107Full and open competition
- § 108Item and item of supply
- § 109Major system
- § 110Nondevelopmental item
- § 111Procurement
- § 112Procurement system
- § 113Responsible source
- § 114Standards
- § 115Supplies
- § 116Technical data
- § 131Acquisition
- § 132Competitive procedures
- § 133Executive agency
- § 134Simplified acquisition threshold
- § 151Agency head
- § 152Competitive procedures
- § 153Simplified acquisition threshold for contract in support of humanitarian or peacekeeping operation
Ch. 11— Office of Federal Procurement Policy13 sections
- § 1101Office of Federal Procurement Policy
- § 1102Administrator
- § 1121General authority
- § 1122Functions
- § 1123Small business concerns
- § 1124Tests of innovative procurement methods and procedures
- § 1125Recipients of Federal grants or assistance
- § 1126Policy regarding consideration of contractor past performance
- § 1127Determining benchmark compensation amount
- § 1128Maintaining necessary capability with respect to acquisition of architectural and engineering services
- § 1129Center of excellence in contracting for services
- § 1130Effect of division on other law
- § 1131Annual report
Ch. 12— Federal Acquisition Institute1 section
Ch. 13— Definition14 sections
- § 1301Definition
- § 1302Establishment and membership
- § 1303Functions and authority
- § 1304Contract clauses and certifications
- § 1311Establishment and membership
- § 1312Functions
- § 1321Definitions
- § 1322Federal Acquisition Security Council establishment and membership
- § 1323Functions and authorities
- § 1324Strategic plan
- § 1325Annual report
- § 1326Requirements for executive agencies
- § 1327Judicial review procedures
- § 1328Termination
Ch. 15— Cost Accounting Standards Board6 sections
Ch. 17— Cooperation with the Administrator13 sections
- § 1701Cooperation with the Administrator
- § 1702Chief Acquisition Officers and senior procurement executives
- § 1703Acquisition workforce
- § 1704Planning and policy-making for acquisition workforce
- § 1705Advocates for competition
- § 1706Personnel evaluation
- § 1707Publication of proposed regulations
- § 1708Procurement notice
- § 1709Contracting functions performed by Federal personnel
- § 1710Public-private competition required before conversion to contractor performance
- § 1711Value engineering
- § 1712Record requirements
- § 1713Procurement data
Ch. 19— Simplified acquisition procedures9 sections
- § 1901Simplified acquisition procedures
- § 1902Procedures applicable to purchases below micro-purchase threshold
- § 1903Special emergency procurement authority
- § 1904Certain transactions for defense against attack
- § 1905List of laws inapplicable to contracts or subcontracts not greater than simplified acquisition threshold
- § 1906List of laws inapplicable to procurements of commercial products and commercial services
- § 1907List of laws inapplicable to procurements of commercially available off-the-shelf items
- § 1908Inflation adjustment of acquisition-related dollar thresholds
- § 1909Management of purchase cards
Ch. 21— Prohibitions on disclosing and obtaining procurement informa7 sections
- § 2101Definitions
- § 2102Prohibitions on disclosing and obtaining procurement information
- § 2103Actions required of procurement officers when contacted regarding non-Federal employment
- § 2104Prohibition on former official’s acceptance of compensation from contractor
- § 2105Penalties and administrative actions
- § 2106Reporting information believed to constitute evidence of offense
- § 2107Savings provisions
Ch. 23— Use of electronic commerce in Federal procurement13 sections
- § 2301Use of electronic commerce in Federal procurement
- § 2302Rights in technical data
- § 2303Ethics safeguards related to contractor conflicts of interest
- § 2304Conflict of interest standards for consultants
- § 2305Authority of Director of Office of Management and Budget not affected
- § 2306Openness of meetings
- § 2307Comptroller General’s access to information
- § 2308Modular contracting for information technology
- § 2309Protection of constitutional rights of contractors
- § 2310Performance-based contracts or task orders for services to be treated as contracts for the procurement of commercial items
- § 2311Enhanced transparency on interagency contracting and other transactions
- § 2312Contingency Contracting Corps
- § 2313Database for Federal agency contract and grant officers and suspension and debarment officials
Ch. 31— Applicability6 sections
- § 3101Applicability
- § 3102Delegation and assignment of powers, functions, and responsibilities
- § 3103Acquisition programs
- § 3104Small business concerns
- § 3105New contracts and grants and merit-based selection procedures
- § 3106Erection, repair, or furnishing of public buildings and improvements not authorized, and certain contracts not permitted, by this division
Ch. 33— Full and open competition12 sections
- § 3301Full and open competition
- § 3302Requirements for purchase of property and services pursuant to multiple award contracts
- § 3303Exclusion of particular source or restriction of solicitation to small business concerns
- § 3304Use of noncompetitive procedures
- § 3305Simplified procedures for small purchases
- § 3306Planning and solicitation requirements
- § 3307Preference for commercial products and commercial services
- § 3308Planning for future competition in contracts for major systems
- § 3309Design-build selection procedures
- § 3310Quantities to order
- § 3311Qualification requirement
- § 3312Database on price trends of items and services under Federal contracts
Ch. 35— General9 sections
- § 3501General
- § 3502Required cost or pricing data and certification
- § 3503Exceptions
- § 3504Cost or pricing data on below-threshold contracts
- § 3505Submission of other information
- § 3506Price reductions for defective cost or pricing data
- § 3507Interest and penalties for certain overpayments
- § 3508Right to examine contractor records
- § 3509Notification of violations of Federal criminal law or overpayments
Ch. 37— Basis of award and rejection8 sections
Ch. 39— Contracts awarded using procedures other than sealed-bid pro6 sections
- § 3901Contracts awarded using procedures other than sealed-bid procedures
- § 3902Severable services contracts for periods crossing fiscal years
- § 3903Multiyear contracts
- § 3904Contract authority for severable services contracts and multiyear contracts
- § 3905Cost contracts
- § 3906Cost-reimbursement contracts
Ch. 41— Authorities or responsibilities not affected6 sections
Ch. 43— Adjustment of threshold amount of covered contract10 sections
- § 4301Definitions
- § 4302Adjustment of threshold amount of covered contract
- § 4303Effect of submission of unallowable costs
- § 4304Specific costs not allowable
- § 4305Required regulations
- § 4306Applicability of regulations to subcontractors
- § 4307Contractor certification
- § 4308Penalties for submission of cost known to be unallowable
- § 4309Burden of proof on contractor
- § 4310Proceeding costs not allowable
Ch. 45— Authority of executive agency6 sections
Ch. 47— Determinations and decisions14 sections
- § 4701Determinations and decisions
- § 4702Prohibition on release of contractor proposals
- § 4703Validation of proprietary data restrictions
- § 4704Prohibition of contractors limiting subcontractor sales directly to Federal Government
- § 4705Protection of contractor employees from reprisal for disclosure of certain information
- § 4706Examination of facilities and records of contractor
- § 4707Remission of liquidated damages
- § 4708Payment of reimbursable indirect costs in cost-type research and development contracts with educational institutions
- § 4709Implementation of electronic commerce capability
- § 4710Limitations on tiering of subcontractors
- § 4711Linking of award and incentive fees to acquisition outcomes
- § 4712Enhancement of contractor protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information
- § 4713Authorities relating to mitigating supply chain risks in the procurement of covered articles
- § 4714Prohibition on criminal history inquiries by contractors prior to conditional offer
Ch. 61— Advertising requirement for Federal Government purchases and3 sections
Ch. 63— Contracts for fuel made by Secretary of the Army9 sections
- § 6301Authorization requirement
- § 6302Contracts for fuel made by Secretary of the Army
- § 6303Certain contracts limited to appropriated amounts
- § 6304Certain contracts limited to one-year term
- § 6305Prohibition on transfer of contract and certain allowable assignments
- § 6306Prohibition on Members of Congress making contracts with Federal Government
- § 6307Contracts with Federal Government-owned establishments and availability of appropriations
- § 6308Contracts for transportation of Federal Government securities
- § 6309Honorable discharge certificate in lieu of birth certificate
Ch. 65— Required contract terms11 sections
- § 6501Definitions
- § 6502Required contract terms
- § 6503Breach or violation of required contract terms
- § 6504Three-year prohibition on new contracts in case of breach or violation
- § 6505Exclusions
- § 6506Administrative provisions
- § 6507Hearing authority and procedures
- § 6508Authority to make exceptions
- § 6509Other procedures
- § 6510Manufacturers and regular dealers
- § 6511Effect on other law
Ch. 67— Contracts to which this chapter applies7 sections
Ch. 71— Applicability of chapter9 sections
- § 7101Definitions
- § 7102Applicability of chapter
- § 7103Decision by contracting officer
- § 7104Contractor’s right of appeal from decision by contracting officer
- § 7105Agency boards
- § 7106Agency board procedures for accelerated and small claims
- § 7107Judicial review of agency board decisions
- § 7108Payment of claims
- § 7109Interest