Drives cost savings

Competitive Procedures Available:

• Sealed Bids
• Competitive Proposals
• Combination of Competitive procedures (e.g. two-step sealed bidding)
• Other Competitive Procedures

Policies:

• Policies:

• FAR 6.2 provides procedures for full and open competition after excluding one or more sources
• FAR 19.201 addresses Government’s policy to provide maximum practicable opportunities for small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns

• Appropriate when:

• Establishing or maintaining alternate sources
• Setting aside contracts
• Small business (SB) concerns
• HUBZone SB concerns
• Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned SB concerns
• Section 8(a) competition
• Local firms during a major disaster or emergency