§ 3301 Full and open competition
§ 3302 Requirements for purchase of property and services pursuant to multiple award contracts
§ 3303 Exclusion of particular source or restriction of solicitation to small business concerns
§ 3304 Use of noncompetitive procedures
§ 3305 Simplified procedures for small purchases
§ 3306 Planning and solicitation requirements
§ 3307 Preference for commercial products and commercial services
§ 3308 Planning for future competition in contracts for major systems
§ 3309 Design-build selection procedures
§ 3310 Quantities to order
§ 3311 Qualification requirement
§ 3312 Database on price trends of items and services under Federal contracts

Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 41 > Subtitle I > Chapter 33 - Planning and Solicitation

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • writing: includes printing and typewriting and reproductions of visual symbols by photographing, multigraphing, mimeographing, manifolding, or otherwise. See 1 USC 1