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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Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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6303 | 41:503. | Feb. 3, 1978,
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The words "type of" are omitted as unnecessary. The word "decides" is substituted for "determines" for consistency.