§1907 List of laws inapplicable to procurements of commercially available off-the-shelf items

Summary

The FAR must list laws that do not apply when the government buys commercially available off-the-shelf items (COTS). If a law is put on that list, it does not apply to COTS contracts. The Administrator must put on the list any law that creates rules or requirements that are unique to the Federal Government for people or companies with COTS contracts, unless the Administrator writes that it would not be in the federal government’s best interest to exempt that law. This rule does not change duties under section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644) or bid protest procedures under subchapter V of chapter 35 of title 31, section 3308 of title 10, or sections 3706 and 3707 of this title. Laws that create criminal or civil penalties or that say they apply despite this rule are not eligible for the list.