48 CFR § 34.004 - 34.004 Acquisition strategy.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s34.004"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 34.004 - 34.004 Acquisition strategy."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "34.004"
section_name: "34.004 Acquisition strategy."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING"
part_number: "34"
part_name: "MAJOR SYSTEM ACQUISITION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 42351, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "34"
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# 34.004 34.004 Acquisition strategy.
The program manager, as specified in agency procedures, shall develop an acquisition strategy tailored to the particular major system acquisition program. This strategy is the program manager's overall plan for satisfying the mission need in the most effective, economical, and timely manner. The strategy shall be in writing and prepared in accordance with the requirements of subpart 7.1, except where inconsistent with this part, and shall qualify as the acquisition plan for the major system acquisition, as required by that subpart.