Title 31 — Money and FinanceRelease 119-73

§6303 Using procurement contracts

Title 31 › Subtitle SUBTITLE V— - GENERAL ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION › Chapter CHAPTER 63— - USING PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS AND GRANT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS › § 6303

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

An executive agency must use a procurement contract to set out the legal relationship between the U.S. Government and a State, local government, or other recipient in two cases. First, when the main goal is to get property or services (by purchase, lease, or barter) for the direct benefit or use of the U.S. Government. Second, when the agency decides in a specific case that a procurement contract is appropriate.

Full Legal Text

Title 31, §6303

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An executive agency shall use a procurement contract as the legal instrument reflecting a relationship between the United States Government and a State, a local government, or other recipient when—

(1)the principal purpose of the instrument is to acquire (by purchase, lease, or barter) property or services for the direct benefit or use of the United States Government; or

(2)the agency decides in a specific instance that the use of a procurement contract is appropriate.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 630341:503.Feb. 3, 1978, Pub. L. 95–224, § 4, 92 Stat. 4. The words “type of” are omitted as unnecessary. The word “decides” is substituted for “determines” for consistency.

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Citation

31 U.S.C. § 6303

Title 31 — Money and Finance

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73