§ 2442. Prohibition on use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection process

• (a) The Department of Defense shall not use a lowest price technically acceptable source selection process for the engineering and manufacturing development contract of a major defense acquisition program.
• (b) In this section:
  • (1) The term “lowest price technically acceptable source selection process” has the meaning given that term in part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
  • (2) The term “major defense acquisition program” has the meaning given that term in section 2430 of this title .
  • (3) The term “engineering and manufacturing development contract” means a prime contract for the engineering and manufacturing development of a major defense acquisition program.