United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao_comptroller_general legislative 2016-06-24 U.S. Government Publishing Office 1995-11-14 monographic deposited born digital 6 p. GA 1.13:B-261476.3 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-261476-3 P0b002ee18fd4d386 f:2614763 DGPO 2016-06-24 2016-06-24 GAOREPORTS-B-261476-3 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-261476-3 B-261476.3 Comptroller General Decision

Although the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 mandates that contracting agencies obtain full and open competition in their procurements through the use of competitive procedures, the proposed sole source award of a contract under 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) is unobjectionable where the agency reasonably determined that only one source could supply the critically required items within the time constraints of the procurement. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-261476-3/html/GAOREPORTS-B-261476-3.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-261476-3/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-261476-3.pdf GAO/B-261476.3 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-261476-3 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-261476.3; Mnemonics, Inc.; Title 10 Section 2304(a)(1)(A) Title 10 Section 2304(c)(1) Title 10 Section 2304(f) 10 U.S.C. 2304(a)(1)(A) 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) 10 U.S.C. 2304(f)