{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-3.103-1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 3.103-1","heading":"3.103-1 Solicitation provision.","body":"The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination, in solicitations when a firm-fixed-price contract or fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment is contemplated, unless—\n(a) The acquisition is to be made under the simplified acquisition procedures in part 13;\n(b) [Reserved]\n(c) The solicitation is a request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or\n(d) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 3—IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST","Subpart 3.1—Safeguards"],"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":"97a38fed4d594f3f9f0be82e2d3413c8e8dfa236d1d564c866226cd7108004f0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-3.103","next":"us/48-cfr-3.103-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}