48 CFR § 217.7301 - 217.7301 Policy.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s217.7301"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 217.7301 - 217.7301   Policy."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "217.7301"
section_name: "217.7301   Policy."
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES"
part_number: "217"
part_name: "SPECIAL CONTRACTING METHODS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 36345, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "217"
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# 217.7301 217.7301   Policy.

Contractors shall identify their sources of supply in contracts for supplies. Contractor identification of sources of supply enables solicitation, in subsequent acquisitions, of actual manufacturers or other suppliers of items. This enhances competition and potentially avoids payment of additional costs for no significant added value.