41 U.S.C. § 101
Administrator
In this subtitle, the term “Administrator” means the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy appointed under section 1102 of this title.
Title 41 — PUBLIC CONTRACTS
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41 U.S.C. § 102
Commercial component
In this subtitle, the term “commercial component” means a component that is a commercial product.
41 U.S.C. § 103
Commercial product
In this subtitle, the term “commercial product” means any of the following: A product, other than real property, that— A product that— A product that would satisfy the criteria in paragraph (1) or (2) were it not for— A nondevelopmental item if the procuring agency determines, in accordance with conditions in the Feder…
41 U.S.C. § 103a
Commercial service
In this subtitle, the term “commercial service” means any of the following: Installation services, maintenance services, repair services, training services, and other services if— Services of a type offered and sold competitively, in substantial quantities, in the commercial marketplace—
41 U.S.C. § 104
Commercially available off-the-shelf item
In this subtitle, the term “commercially available off-the-shelf item”— means an item that—
41 U.S.C. § 105
Component
In this subtitle, the term “component” means an item supplied to the Federal Government as part of an end item or of another component.
41 U.S.C. § 106
Federal Acquisition Regulation
In this subtitle, the term “Federal Acquisition Regulation” means the regulation issued under section 1303(a)(1) of this title.
41 U.S.C. § 107
Full and open competition
In this subtitle, the term “full and open competition”, when used with respect to a procurement, means that all responsible sources are permitted to submit sealed bids or competitive proposals on the procurement.
41 U.S.C. § 108
Item and item of supply
In this subtitle, the terms “item” and “item of supply”—
41 U.S.C. § 109
Major system
A system is deemed to be a major system if—
41 U.S.C. § 110
Nondevelopmental item
In this subtitle, the term “nondevelopmental item” means—
41 U.S.C. § 111
Procurement
In this subtitle, the term “procurement” includes all stages of the process of acquiring property or services, beginning with the process for determining a need for property or services and ending with contract completion and closeout.
41 U.S.C. § 112
Procurement system
In this subtitle, the term “procurement system” means the integration of the procurement process, the professional development of procurement personnel, and the management structure for carrying out the procurement function.
41 U.S.C. § 113
Responsible source
In this subtitle, the term “responsible source” means a prospective contractor that—
41 U.S.C. § 114
Standards
In this subtitle, the term “standards” means the criteria for determining the effectiveness of the procurement system by measuring the performance of the various elements of the system.
41 U.S.C. § 115
Supplies
In this subtitle, the term “supplies” has the same meaning as the terms “item” and “item of supply”.
41 U.S.C. § 116
Technical data
In this subtitle, the term “technical data”—
41 U.S.C. § 131
Acquisition
In division B, the term “acquisition”— includes—
41 U.S.C. § 132
Competitive procedures
In division B, the term “competitive procedures” means procedures under which an agency enters into a contract pursuant to full and open competition.
41 U.S.C. § 133
Executive agency
In division B, the term “executive agency” means—
41 U.S.C. § 134
Simplified acquisition threshold
In division B, the term “simplified acquisition threshold” means $250,000.
41 U.S.C. § 151
Agency head
In division C, the term “agency head” means the head or any assistant head of an executive agency, and may at the option of the Administrator of General Services include the chief official of any principal organizational unit of the General Services Administration.
41 U.S.C. § 152
Competitive procedures
In division C, the term “competitive procedures” means procedures under which an executive agency enters into a contract pursuant to full and open competition. The term also includes— the procedures established by the Administrator of General Services for the multiple awards schedule program of the General Services Adm…
41 U.S.C. § 1101
Office of Federal Procurement Policy
The purposes of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy are to—
41 U.S.C. § 1121
General authority
The policies implemented in the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be followed by executive agencies in the procurement of— The authority of the Administrator under this division shall not be construed to—
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