48 CFR § 305.502 - 305.502 Authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s305.502"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 305.502 - 305.502   Authority."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "305.502"
section_name: "305.502   Authority."
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "COMPETITION AND ACQUISITION PLANNING"
part_number: "305"
part_name: "PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 40 U.S.C. 121(c)(2)."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 72151, Nov. 18, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "305"
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# 305.502 305.502   Authority.

Written approval at least one level above the contracting officer shall be obtained prior to placing advertisements or notices in newspapers.