In General .—
The Department of Defense shall not use a lowest price technically acceptable source selection process for the engineering and manufacturing development contract of a major defense acquisition program.
Definitions .—
In this section:
Lowest price technically acceptable source selection process .—
The term “lowest price technically acceptable source selection process” has the meaning given that term in part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Engineering and manufacturing development contract .—
The term “engineering and manufacturing development contract” means a prime contract for the engineering and manufacturing development of a major defense acquisition program.
Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title VIII, § 832(a)(1)131 Stat. 1468Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1847(c)(2)134 Stat. 4254(Added , , , § 2442; renumbered § 4232 and amended , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 116–283section 2442 of this title2021— renumbered as this section and, in subsec. (b), redesignated par. (3) as (2) and struck out former par. (2) which defined “major defense acquisition program”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2021 Amendment
Pub. L. 116–283section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see , set out as a note preceding .
Effective Date
Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title VIII, § 832(b)131 Stat. 1468
section 2442 of title 1010 U.S.C. 4232“The requirements of , United States Code [now ], as added by subsection (a), shall apply to major defense acquisition programs for which budgetary authority is requested for fiscal year 2019 or a subsequent fiscal year.”
, , , provided that: