48 CFR § 39.104 - 39.104 Information technology services.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s39.104"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 39.104 - 39.104 Information technology services."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "39.104"
section_name: "39.104 Information technology services."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING"
part_number: "39"
part_name: "ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY"
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: "61 FR 41470, Aug. 8, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "39"
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# 39.104 39.104 Information technology services.
When acquiring information technology services, solicitations must not describe any minimum experience or educational requirement for proposed contractor personnel unless the contracting officer determines that the needs of the agency—
(a) Cannot be met without that requirement; or
(b) Require the use of other than a performance-based acquisition (see subpart 37.6).
[66 FR 22085, May 2, 2001; 71 FR 218, Jan. 3, 2006]