{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-1206.202","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 1206.202","heading":"1206.202 Establishing or maintaining alternative sources.","body":"(a) The head of the contracting activity (HCA) is delegated authority to exclude a particular source from a contract action in order to establish or maintain an alternative source under the conditions listed in FAR 6.202(a).\n(b) The HCA is also delegated authority to approve a Determination and Findings (D\u0026F) in support of a contract action awarded under the authority of FAR 6.202(a).","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 12—DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER B—ACQUISITION PLANNING","PART 1206—COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS","Subpart 1206.2—Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"fceef2fd492dad35ae822ecafbb55fa70dad8a76e945c944dfcaeb1ea001a3b7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-1205.601","next":"us/48-cfr-1206.302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}