# 48 CFR § 12.203: 12.203 Procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-12.203

## Section

- **Citation:** 48 CFR § 12.203
- **Heading:** 12.203 Procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System > CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION > SUBCHAPTER B—ACQUISITION PLANNING > PART 12—ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES > Subpart 12.2—Special Requirements for the Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services

## Text

(a) Contracting officers shall use the policies unique to the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services prescribed in this part in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation and award prescribed in part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures; part 14, Sealed Bidding; or part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, as appropriate for the particular acquisition. The contracting officer may use the streamlined procedure for soliciting offers for commercial products or commercial services prescribed in 12.603. For acquisitions of commercial products or commercial services exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold but not exceeding $9 million ($15 million for acquisitions as described in 13.500(c)), including options, contracting activities may use any of the simplified procedures authorized by subpart 13.5.
(b) Contracting officers shall ensure the criteria at 15.101-2(c) are met when using the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process.
[60 FR 48241, Sept. 18, 1995, as amended at 62 FR 264, Jan. 2, 1997; 62 FR 64917, Dec. 9, 1997; 69 FR 8313, Feb. 23, 2004; 69 FR 76351, Dec. 20, 2004; 71 FR 57366, Sept. 28, 2006; 75 FR 53132, Aug. 30, 2010; 80 FR 38297, 38311, July 2, 2015; 85 FR 62488, Oct. 2, 2020; 86 FR 3681, Jan. 14, 2021; 86 FR 61022, Nov. 4, 2021; 90 FR 41877, Aug. 27, 2025]

## Nearby sections

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- [48 CFR § 12.204 12.204 Solicitation/contract form.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-12.204.md)
- [48 CFR § 12.205 12.205 Offers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-12.205.md)
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- [48 CFR § 12.207 12.207 Contract type.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-12.207.md)
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- [48 CFR § 12.210 12.210 Contract financing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-12.210.md)
- [48 CFR § 12.211 12.211 Technical data.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-12.211.md)

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