48 CFR 3.501-1
3.501-1 Definition.
United States · 48 CFR — Federal Acquisition Regulations System · Status: effective
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- 48 CFR 3.501-1, 3.501-1 Definition, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/238995
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Buying-in as used in this section, means submitting an offer below anticipated costs, expecting to—
(1) Increase the contract amount after award (e.g., through unnecessary or excessively priced change orders); or
(2) Receive follow-on contracts at artificially high prices to recover losses incurred on the buy-in contract.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.