Limit competition or use sole-source procedures for defined statutory reasons
- Objective
- Bring a prototype into use
- Family / instrument
- Acquisition, transition and contract finance · Procurement
- Statute
- Authority holder
- Head of agency; contracting officer and specified approval officials
- Executor · routing lead
- Warranted contracting officer and program manager
Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)
Actual statutory exception and written justification/approval unless an express exception to those requirements applies.
Solicit as many practicable sources for urgency and national-security secrecy cases.All requirements & limits
Recorded funding condition (excerpt)
Existing appropriate procurement/service funds; separate funding authority not created.All funding conditions
What this does not authorize / limits
Lack of planning or expiring procurement funds does not justify noncompetition.
- Urgency contract generally only necessary duration and no more than 1 year absent exceptional-circumstances determination.
- FY26 statutory approval tiers changed: above $10m to $100m competition advocate; above $100m to $500m procuring-activity head; above $500m senior procurement executive.
Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
EngagementRole recorded
Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction. Express statutory pathway; award-specific appropriations, available balances, delegations, implementation and approvals not independently verified.
Actor sources
Independent public-source guide; not an official U.S. government website. Original research target October 2, 2026; published October 3, 2026. Read the full record for currentness, coordination and all source notes.