48 CFR § 1615.170 - 1615.170 Applicability.

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title: "48 CFR § 1615.170 - 1615.170   Applicability."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "1615.170"
section_name: "1615.170   Applicability."
chapter_number: 16
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS ACQUISITION REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES"
part_number: "1615"
part_name: "CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 8913; 40 U.S.C. 486(c); 48 CFR 1.301; 5 U.S.C. 8902."
regulatory_source: "52 FR 16040, May 1, 1987, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1615"
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# 1615.170 1615.170   Applicability.

FAR subpart 15.1 has no practical application to the FEHB Program because prospective contractors (carriers) are considered for inclusion in the FEHB Program according to criteria in 5 U.S.C. chapter 89 and 5 CFR part 890 rather than by competition between prospective carriers.

[70 FR 31379, June 1, 2005]