Title 41 — Public ContractsRelease 119-73
§107 Full and open competition
Title 41 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - Federal Procurement Policy › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - DEFINITIONS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - SUBTITLE DEFINITIONS › § 107
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Title 41, §107
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In this subtitle, the term “full and open competition”, when used with respect to a procurement, means that all responsible sources are permitted to submit sealed bids or competitive proposals on the procurement.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10741:259(c)(4).June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title III, § 309(c)(4), as added Pub. L. 98–369, title VII, § 2711(a)(3), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1180; Pub. L. 98–577, title V, § 504(a)(4), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3086; Pub. L. 103–355, title I, § 1551, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3299. 41:403(6).Pub. L. 93–400, § 4(6), formerly § 4(7), as added Pub. L. 98–369, title VII, § 2731(3), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1195; Pub. L. 98–577, title I, § 102(1), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3067; redesignated as § 4(6), Pub. L. 100–679, § 3(c), Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4056; Pub. L. 103–355, title VIII, § 8001(b)(1)–(3), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3386.
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41 U.S.C. § 107
Title 41 — Public Contracts
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Apr 6, 2026
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