48 CFR 12.103

12.103 Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items.

United States · 48 CFR — Federal Acquisition Regulations System · Status: effective

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Citation: 48 CFR 12.103, 12.103 Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/239571
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Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items are defined in 2.101. Unless indicated otherwise, all of the policies that apply to commercial products also apply to COTS items. Section 12.505 lists the laws that are not applicable to COTS items (in addition to 12.503 and 12.504).

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.