This part prescribes policies and procedures to promote full and open competition in the acquisition process and to provide for full and open competition, full and open competition after exclusion of sources, other than full and open competition, and advocates for competition. This part does not deal with the results of competition (e.g., adequate price competition), that are addressed in other parts (e.g., part 15).

[66 FR 2127, Jan. 10, 2001, as amended at 79 FR 24198, Apr. 29, 2014]