{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-34.001","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 34.001","heading":"34.001 Definition.","body":"Effective competition, as used in this part, is a market condition that exists when two or more contractors, acting independently, actively contend for the Government's business in a manner that ensures that the Government will be offered the lowest cost or price alternative or best technical design meeting its minimum needs.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER F—SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING","PART 34—MAJOR SYSTEM ACQUISITION"],"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":"d619ac78708abc02ad5e018bf1ce11749de58db2002c7e402461c2ccb28856ed","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-34.000","next":"us/48-cfr-34.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}