FAR 6.302-7 Public interest
Subsection Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 6.302-7
- Type
- Subsection
- Last amended
- 87 FR 73894 Effective Dec 30, 2022
- Text as of
- FAC 2026-01
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this subsection.
Text
(a) Authority.
(1) Citations: 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(7) or 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(7).
(2) Full and open competition need not be provided for when the agency head determines that it is not in the public interest in the particular acquisition concerned.
(b) Application. This authority may be used when none of the other authorities in 6.302 apply.
(c) Limitations.
(1) A written determination to use this authority shall be made in accordance with subpart 1.7, by-
(i) The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary of Homeland Security for the Coast Guard, or the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; or
(ii) The head of any other executive agency. This authority may not be delegated.
(2) The Congress shall be notified in writing of such determination not less than 30 days before award of the contract.
(3) If required by the head of the agency, the contracting officer shall prepare a justification to support the determination under paragraph (c)(1) of this subsection.
(4) This Determination and Finding (D&F) shall not be made on a class basis.
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- FAR 6.302 Circumstances permitting other than full and open competition
- FAR Subpart 1.7 Determinations and Findings
Quick answers
What is FAR 6.302-7?
FAR 6.302-7 is a subsection of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Public interest".
When was FAR 6.302-7 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update to Title 10 Citations" (87 FR 73894), published Dec 1, 2022 and effective Dec 30, 2022.
Are changes to FAR 6.302-7 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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