Competition in Federal Contracting: An Overview of the Legal Requirements Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Competition in Federal Contracting: An Overview of the Legal Requirements

Creator

  • Author: Manuel, Kate M.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Legislative Attorney

Publisher

  • Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 2011-01-10

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: This report describes the competition requirements currently governing the procurement activities of federal agencies. It addresses several issues, including what contracts are subject to competition requirements, what constitutes full and open competition for government contracts, and the circumstances permitting agencies to award contracts on the basis of other than full and open competition. It also briefly describes the benefits and drawbacks of competition, situates recent reform efforts within their historical context, and discusses how the policy debates surrounding competition in federal contracting can shape legislative responses.
  • Physical Description: 29 pages.

Subject

  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Public contracts
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Government contractors
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Government procurement
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Executive departments
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Federal advisory bodies
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Independent regulatory commissions
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Competitive bidding
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Business
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Contracts

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States

Collection

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • CRS Report Number: R40516
  • Accession or Local Control No: R40516_2011Jan10
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc31464
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