FAR Part 6 – Competition Requirements

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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 ⓘ
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council ⓘ
appliesTo U.S. federal executive agencies ⓘ
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) ⓘ
includesSubpart FAR Subpart 6.1 – Full and Open Competition ⓘ
FAR Subpart 6.2 – Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources ⓘ
FAR Subpart 6.3 – Other Than Full and Open Competition ⓘ
FAR Subpart 6.4 – Sealed Bidding and Competitive Proposals (as applicable by structure at given time) ⓘ
jurisdiction 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 ⓘ
primaryPurpose ensure full and open competition in federal contracting ⓘ
relatedTo FAR Part 15 – Contracting by Negotiation ⓘ
FAR Part 5 – Publicizing Contract Actions ⓘ
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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Federal Acquisition Regulation → hasPart → FAR Part 6 – Competition Requirements ⓘ
Federal Acquisition Regulation → hasPart → FAR Part 6 – Competition Requirements ⓘ
subject linked to: FAR
FAR Part 6 – Competition Requirements → includesSubpart → FAR Subpart 6.1 – Full and Open Competition ⓘ
linked to: FAR Part 6 – Competition Requirements
FAR Part 6 – Competition Requirements → includesSubpart → FAR Subpart 6.2 – Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources ⓘ
linked to: FAR Part 6 – Competition Requirements
FAR Part 6 – Competition Requirements → includesSubpart → FAR Subpart 6.3 – Other Than Full and Open Competition ⓘ
linked to: FAR Part 6 – Competition Requirements
FAR Part 6 – Competition Requirements → includesSubpart → FAR Subpart 6.4 – Sealed Bidding and Competitive Proposals (as applicable by structure at given time) ⓘ
linked to: FAR Part 6 – Competition Requirements
FAR Part 15 – Contracting by Negotiation → relatedTo → FAR Part 6 – Competition Requirements ⓘ