48 CFR § 225.7301-2 - 225.7301-2 Solicitation approval for sole source contracts.
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title: "48 CFR § 225.7301-2 - 225.7301-2 Solicitation approval for sole source contracts."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "225.7301-2"
section_name: "225.7301-2 Solicitation approval for sole source contracts."
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS"
part_number: "225"
part_name: "FOREIGN ACQUISITION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 36367, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "225"
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# 225.7301-2 225.7301-2 Solicitation approval for sole source contracts.
The contracting officer shall coordinate through agency channels with the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy, prior to issuing a solicitation for a sole source contract for U.S./FMS combined requirements for a major system that has an estimated contract value that exceeds $500 million. See also 201.170 and PGI 216.403-1(1)(ii)(B) and (C).
[84 FR 65307, Nov. 27, 2019, as amended at 89 FR 60831, July 29, 2024]