{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-3037.104-70","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 3037.104-70","heading":"3037.104-70 Personal service contracts.","body":"(b) Authorization to acquire the personal services of experts and consultants is included in section 832 of the Homeland Security Act, 6 U.S.C. 392. This section includes authority to use personal service contracts, including authority to contract without regard to the pay limitation of 5 U.S.C. 3109 when the services are necessary due to an urgent homeland security need.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 30—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, HOMELAND SECURITY ACQUISITION REGULATION (HSAR)","SUBCHAPTER F—SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING","PART 3037—SERVICE CONTRACTING","Subpart 3037.1—Service Contracts—General"],"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":"15fe6f6cedff6c0fe70263686a23ec68ab0f9f3ed3e59df5e418b14493138d92","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-3037.104","next":"us/48-cfr-3037.104-90"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}