{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-7.302","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 7.302","heading":"7.302 Policy.","body":"(a) The Circular provides that it is the policy of the Government to—\n(1) Perform inherently governmental activities with Government personnel; and\n(2) Subject commercial activities to the forces of competition.\n(b) As provided in the Circular, agencies shall—\n(1) Not use contractors to perform inherently governmental activities;\n(2) Conduct public-private competitions in accordance with the provisions of the Circular and, as applicable, these regulations;\n(3) Give appropriate consideration relative to cost when making performance decisions between agency and contractor performance in public-private competitions;\n(4) Consider the Agency Tender Official an interested party in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3551 to 3553 for purposes of filing a protest at the Government Accountability Office; and\n(5) Hear contests in accordance with OMB Circular A-76, Attachment B, Paragraph F.\n(c) When using sealed bidding in public-private competitions under OMB Circular A-76, contracting officers shall not hold discussions to correct deficiencies.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER B—ACQUISITION PLANNING","PART 7—ACQUISITION PLANNING","Subpart 7.3—Contractor Versus Government Performance"],"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":"64523cc8a9199e8947a8d3f07dfb340d5a5ac15e2bb9b80202b33804d19d052f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-7.301","next":"us/48-cfr-7.303-7.304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}