§4232 Prohibition on Use of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process

Summary

The Department of Defense may not use a "lowest price technically acceptable" way of picking a contractor when it awards the main engineering and manufacturing development contract for a major defense acquisition program. Definitions: "lowest price technically acceptable source selection process" — the buying method described in part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. "engineering and manufacturing development contract" — the prime contract to do the engineering and manufacturing development for a major defense acquisition program.