Federal Acquisition Regulation
Applicability
FAR 6.001
This part applies to all acquisitions except— (a) Contracts awarded using the simplified acquisition procedures of part 13 (but see Special documentation requirements (FAR 13.501) for requirements pertaining to sole source acquisitions of commercial products or commercial services, under subpart Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services (FAR 13.5) ); (b) Contracts awarded using contracting procedures (other than those addressed in this part) that are expressly authorized by statute; (c) Contract modifications, that are within the scope of the contract, including the exercise of priced options that were evaluated as part of the original competition (see Exercise of options (FAR 17.207) (f)); (d) Orders placed under requirements contracts or definite-quantity contracts; (e) Orders placed under indefinite-quantity contracts that were entered into pursuant to this part when- (1) The contract was awarded under subpart Full and Open Competition (FAR 6.1) or Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources (FAR 6.2) and all responsible sources were realistically permitted to compete for the requirements contained in the order; or (2) The contract was awarded under subpart Other Than Full and Open Competition (FAR 6.3) and the required justification and approval adequately covers the requirements contained in the order; or (f) Orders placed against task order and delivery order contracts entered into pursuant to subpart Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (FAR 16.5) .
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