48 CFR § 306.202 - 306.202 Establishing or maintaining alternative sources.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s306.202"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 306.202 - 306.202 Establishing or maintaining alternative sources."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "306.202"
section_name: "306.202 Establishing or maintaining alternative sources."
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "COMPETITION AND ACQUISITION PLANNING"
part_number: "306"
part_name: "COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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: "306"
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# 306.202 306.202 Establishing or maintaining alternative sources.
(a) The Senior Procurement Executive (SPE) shall make the determination required in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.202(a).
(b)(1) The contracting officer shall prepare the required determination and findings (D&F), see FAR 6.202(b)(1), based on the data provided by program personnel. The appropriate Competition Advocate (CA) (non-delegable) shall sign the D&F, indicating concurrence. The final determination will be made by the SPE.