{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-225.7301-2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 225.7301-2","heading":"225.7301-2 Solicitation approval for sole source contracts.","body":"The contracting officer shall coordinate through agency channels with the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy, prior to issuing a solicitation for a sole source contract for U.S./FMS combined requirements for a major system that has an estimated contract value that exceeds $500 million. See also 201.170 and PGI 216.403-1(1)(ii)(B) and (C).","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 2—DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","SUBCHAPTER D—SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS","PART 225—FOREIGN ACQUISITION","Subpart 225.73—Acquisitions for Foreign Military Sales"],"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":"a1f5f5b6e79fc56f9f4d7b29cbe72ad92c22ce3d609b569054f1ce9774366d67","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-225.7301-1","next":"us/48-cfr-225.7302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}