Commercial Item Preference – Market Research Still Required | PNWC’s Government Contracting Update

Existing statutes and regulations require the Government to ensure that its requirements with respect to a procurement of supplies or services are stated in terms of (i) functions to be performed, (ii) performance required, or (iii) essential physical characteristics. This is necessary so that commercial items, to the extent practical, can be procured to fulfill such requirements and sellers of commercial items are provided an opportunity to compete in any procurement to fill such requirements (see 10 USC 2377).

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Commercial Item Preference – Market Research Still Required