CHAPTER 5-GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

(Parts 500 to 599)

SUBCHAPTER A-GENERAL

Page

Part 501

318 334

502 503

General Services Administration Acquisition Reg

ulation System .....
Definitions of words and terms
Improper business practices and personal conflicts

of interest .....
Administrative matters

335 342

504

505 506 507 508 509 510

SUBCHAPTER B-COMPETITION AND ACQUISITION PLANNING

Publicizing contract actions
Competition requirements
Acquisition planning
Required sources of supplies and services
Contractor qualifications ....
Specifications, standards, and other purchase de-

scriptions ....
Acquisition and distribution of commercial prod-

ucts ....
Contract delivery or performance

352 355 357 358 360

366

511

369 370

512

SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES

513

514 515 516 517

Small purchase and other simplified purchase pro

cedures
Sealed bidding
Contracting by negotiation
Types of contracts ..........
Special contracting methods

372 376 388 397 399 Page

Part 518

[Reserved]

SUBCHAPTER D-SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS

519

401 411

520 521 522

Small business and small disadvantaged business

concerns
Labor surplus area concerns[Reserved)
[Reserved]
Application of labor laws to Government acquisi-

tions
Environment, conservation, and occupational safe-

ty ....
Protection of privacy and freedom of information
Foreign acquisition
[Reserved]

411

.......

523

524 525 526

416 416 416

SUBCHAPTER E-GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS

527 528 529 530 531 532 533

Patents, data, and copyrights
Bonds and insurance
Taxes
Cost accounting standards
Contract cost principles and procedures
Contract financing ....
Protests, disputes, and appeals

423 423 426 426 427 427 432

SUBCHAPTER F_SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING

534 Major system acquisition
535 Research and development contracting-[Reserved]
536 Construction and architect-engineer contracts
537 Service contracting
538 GSA schedule contracting
539 Management, acquisition, and use of information

resources 540-541 (Reserved]

439 440 440 445 446

447

SUBCHAPTER G CONTRACT MANAGEMENT

542 543 544

448 453

Contract administration
Contract modifications
Subcontracting policies and procedures (Re-

served) ............
Government property
Quality assurance
Transportation
Value engineering-[Reserved]
Termination of contracts .........
Extraordinary contractual actions

545 546 547 548 549 550

454 454 454 456 457 457 458

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