CICA Regulations

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Introduction Taking into consideration that the economy of the United States is hugely influenced by the idea of free trade, it should come as no surprise if the federal government releases a policy that encourages competition and seeks to do it when dealing with prime contracts involving different goods, services along with their uses. The policy that seeks to promote competition was established through the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA). It is outlined in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 6. This part of the policy provides details on what Contracting Officers (CO’s) need to do when it comes to satisfying requirements and following provisions under the act or policy. The requirements mainly deal with the process…show more content…
While these agencies lawfully go into such it doesn’t mean that they have to be governed by the CICA. These are instances where they may be exempted from this requirement. Additionally, it is important to note that contracts that are non-procurement in nature such as those that come from agencies that used other transaction authority (OTA) or comparable authorities are not covered under the CICA. The reason is simple, the CICA was made to govern procurement contracts and those that have a different category lies outside its jurisdiction or authority. CICA is solely focused on procurement procedures. OTA, in the meantime, pertains to the authority of agencies to go or facilitate another form of contract or another transaction that is classified besides procurement. These contracts may be cooperative or grant in nature. There are only a few agencies that have this authority and the most notable of them is the Departments of Defense along with the Department of Transportation, Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of Homeland Security along with the Department of…show more content…
Because competition is more encouraged in the Department of Defense instead of allowing the agency to exercise their given OTA, the solicitation procedures gave justification to such. Further, the full and open competition provisions also stipulate that the following activities are included in the regulation: selection of architect-engineer contracts, competitive selection of both basic as well as applied research (identification of research area and peer or scientific review), and multiple aware

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