32 CFR § 21.605 - Acquisition.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s21.605"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "32 CFR § 21.605 - Acquisition."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "21.605"
section_name: "Acquisition."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "DoD GRANT AND AGREEMENT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "21"
part_name: "DoD GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS—GENERAL MATTERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301 and 10 U.S.C. 113."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 47153, Aug. 7, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "21"
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# 21.605 Acquisition.
The acquiring (by purchase, lease, or barter) of property or services for the direct benefit or use of the United States Government (see more detailed definition at 48 CFR 2.101). In accordance with 31 U.S.C. 6303, procurement contracts are the appropriate legal instruments for acquiring such property or services.