{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-3301","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 3301","heading":"Basis of award and rejection","body":"(a) Award.—The head of an agency shall evaluate sealed bids and competitive proposals and make an award based solely on the factors specified in the solicitation. (b) Rejection.—All sealed bids or competitive proposals received in response to a solicitation may be rejected if the head of the agency determines that such action is in the public interest.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 241—AWARDING OF CONTRACTS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"8d3c061b64e5f57247c23fc2fbf6042d3feec03ce97ace530af3f4eb98e1b5f6","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-3252","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-3302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}