PUBLIC LAW 98-369—JULY 18, 1984
98 STAT. 1177
proposal, the property or services shall be considered to be available from only one source if the source has submitted an unsolicited research proposal that demonstrates a unique and innovative concept the substance of which is not otherwise available to the United States and does not resemble the substance of a pending competitive procurement; and "(B) in the case of a follow-on contract for the continued development or production of a major system or highly specialized equipment when it is likely that award to a source other than the original source would result in (i) substantial duplication of cost to the Government which is not expected to be recovered through competition, or (ii) unacceptable delays in fulfilling the executive agency's needs, such property may be deemed to be available only from the original source and may be procured through procedures other than competitive procedures. "(2) The authority of the head of an executive agency under subsection (c)(7) may not be delegated. "(e) An executive agency using procedures other than competitive procedures to procure property or services by reason of the application of subsection (c)(2) or (c)(6) shall request offers from as many potential sources as is practicable under the circumstances. "(f)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), an executive agency may not award a contract using procedures other than competitive procedures unless— "(A) the contracting officer for the contract justifies the use of such procedures in writing and certifies the accuracy and completeness of the justification; "(B) the justification is approved— "(i) in the case of a contract for an amount exceeding $100,000 (but equal to or less than $1,000,000), by the competition advocate for the procuring activity (without further delegation); "(ii) in the case of a contract for an amount exceeding $1,000,000 (but equal to or less than $10,000,000), by the head of the procuring activity or a delegate who, if a " member of the armed forces, is a general or flag officer or, if a civilian; is serving in a position in grade GS-16 or above under the General Schedule (or in a comparable or higher 5 USC 5332. position under another schedule); or "(iii) in the case of a contract for an amount exceeding $10,000,000, by the senior procurement executive of the agency designated pursuant to section 16(3) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(3)) (without 97 Stat. 1330. further delegation); and "(C) Any required notice has been published with respect to such contract pursuant to section 18 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act and all bids or proposals received in Post, p. 1196. response to such notice have been considered by such executive agency. "(2) In the case of a procurement permitted by subsection (c)(2), '^ the justification and approval required by paragraph (1) may be made after the contract is awarded. The justification and approval required by paragraph (1) is not required in the case of a procurement permitted by subsection (c)(7) or in the case of a procurement conducted under the Act of June 25, 1938 (41 U.S.C. 46 et seq.), popularly referred to as the Wagner-O'Day Act.
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