DFARS 213.501 — Special documentation requirements
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(i)
(a)(i) Sole source (including brand name) acquisitions. For noncompetitive follow-on acquisitions of supplies or services previously awarded on a noncompetitive basis, include the additional documentation required by PGI DFARS 206.303-2(b)(i) and follow the procedures at PGI [DFARS 206.304|DFARS 206.304(a)].
(ii) In accordance with section 888(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Pub. L. 114-328), the justification and approval addressed in FAR 13.501(a) is required in order to use brand name or equal descriptions or proprietary specifications and standards.
Citation history: [80 FR 21657, Apr. 20, 2015, as amended at 84 FR 25192, May 31, 2019]
Source: eCFR • Pulled 2026-04-16