§ 30301 Guaranteed customer base
§ 30302 Quality assurance personnel
§ 30303 Tracking and data relay satellite services
§ 30304 Award of contracts to small businesses and disadvantaged individuals
§ 30305 Outreach program
§ 30306 Small business contracting
§ 30307 Requirement for independent cost analysis
§ 30308 Cost effectiveness calculations
§ 30309 Use of abandoned and underutilized buildings, grounds, and facilities
§ 30310 Exception to alternative fuel procurement requirement

Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 51 > Subtitle III > Chapter 303 - Contracting and Procurement

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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