Subpart 906.1.Full and Open Competition
Sec.
906.102 Use of competitive procedures.
Subpart 906.2.Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources
906.202 Establishing or maintaining alternative sources.
Subpart 906.3.Other Than Full and Open Competition
906.304 Approval of the justification.
Subpart 906.5.Competition Advocates
906.501 Requirement.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7254; 40 U.S.C. 486(c).
Source: 50 FR 12183, Mar. 27, 1985, unless otherwise
noted.
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Subpart 906.1.Full and Open Competition
906.102 Use of competitive procedures.
(d) Other competitive procedures.
(1) Professional architect-engineer services shall be
negotiated in accordance with Subpart 936.6 and FAR
Subpart 36.6.
(4) Competitive selection of research proposals for
award received in response to a Program Research and
Development Announcement (See Subpart 917.73 and
Part 935).
(5) Competitive selection for award of proposals offered in response to program opportunity notices (See Subpart 917.72).
906.202 Establishing or maintaining alternative sources.
(b)(1) Every proposed contract action under the
authority of FAR 6.202(a) shall be supported by a
determination and finding (D&F) signed by the
Procurement Executive.
Subpart 906.3.Other Than Full and Open Competition
906.304 Approval of the justification.
(c) Class justifications within the delegated authority of
a Head of the Contracting Activity may be approved
for:
(1) Contracts for electric power or energy, gas (natural
or manufactured), water, or other utility services when
such services are available from only one source;
(2) Contracts under the authority cited in FAR 6.302-4
or 6.302-5; or
(3) Contracts for educational services from nonprofit
institutions. Class justifications for classes of actions
that may exceed $10,000,000 require the approval of
the Procurement Executive.
Subpart 906.5.Competition Advocates
906.501 Requirement.
The Secretary of Energy has delegated the authority for
appointment of the agency and contracting activity
competition advocates to the Procurement Executive.
The Procurement Executive has delegated authority to
the Head of the Contracting Activity to appoint
contracting activity competition advocates. Procedural
guidance is provided in internal DOE Directives.