{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-217.7301","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 217.7301","heading":"217.7301 Policy.","body":"Contractors shall identify their sources of supply in contracts for supplies. Contractor identification of sources of supply enables solicitation, in subsequent acquisitions, of actual manufacturers or other suppliers of items. This enhances competition and potentially avoids payment of additional costs for no significant added value.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 2—DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES","PART 217—SPECIAL CONTRACTING METHODS","Subpart 217.73—Identification of Sources of Supply"],"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":"536613e07e3165df422c5dd7c4cc8cb9d6ab41687d5738db0b3f57a5ab6a1ab0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-217.7300","next":"us/48-cfr-217.7302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}