Interagency Contracting: An Overview of Federal Procurement and Appropriations Law
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Recently, federal agencies have increasingly resorted to interagency contracting, relying on the contracts or contracting operations of other agencies to acquire goods and services. This increased use of interagency contracting has made it a topic of interest to some members of Congress. This report provides an overview of the federal procurement and appropriations laws governing interagency contracting. It defines key terms used in discussing interagency contracting; surveys the various interagency contracting vehicles; and describes recently enacted and proposed amendments to the laws governing interagency contracting.
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Recently, federal agencies have increasingly resorted to interagency contracting, relying on the contracts or contracting operations of other agencies to acquire goods and services. This increased use of interagency contracting has made it a topic of interest to some members of Congress. This report provides an overview of the federal procurement and appropriations laws governing interagency contracting. It defines key terms used in discussing interagency contracting; surveys the various interagency contracting vehicles; and describes recently enacted and proposed amendments to the laws governing interagency contracting.
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Manuel, Kate M. & Yeh, Brian T.Interagency Contracting: An Overview of Federal Procurement and Appropriations Law,
report,
January 11, 2011;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc31465/:
accessed July 18, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
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