Title 31 — Money and FinanceRelease 119-73not60
§6303 Using Procurement Contracts
Title 31 › Subtitle SUBTITLE V— GENERAL ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 63— USING PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS AND GRANT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS › § 6303
Summary
An executive agency must use a procurement contract with states, local governments, or others when it's mainly to get property or services for direct government use, or when the agency chooses.
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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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31 U.S.C. § 6303
Title 31 — Money and Finance
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60