# 48 CFR § 15.101: 15.101 Best value continuum

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-15.101

## Section

- **Citation:** 48 CFR § 15.101
- **Heading:** 15.101 Best value continuum
- **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 C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES > PART 15—CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION > Subpart 15.1—Source Selection Processes and Techniques

## Text

An agency can obtain best value in negotiated acquisitions by using any one or a combination of source selection approaches. In different types of acquisitions, the relative importance of cost or price may vary. For example, in acquisitions where the requirement is clearly definable and the risk of unsuccessful contract performance is minimal, cost or price may play a dominant role in source selection. The less definitive the requirement, the more development work required, or the greater the performance risk, the more technical or past performance considerations may play a dominant role in source selection.

## Nearby sections

- [48 CFR § 15.100 15.100 Scope of subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-15.100.md)
- [48 CFR § 15.101 15.101 Best value continuum.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-15.101.md)
- [48 CFR § 15.101-1 15.101-1 Tradeoff process.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-15.101-1.md)
- [48 CFR § 15.101-2 15.101-2 Lowest price technically acceptable source selection process.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-15.101-2.md)
- [48 CFR § 15.101-3 15.101-3 Tiered evaluation of small business offers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-15.101-3.md)
- [48 CFR § 15.102 15.102 Oral presentations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-15.102.md)
- [48 CFR § 15.200 15.200 Scope of subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-15.200.md)
- [48 CFR § 15.201 15.201 Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-15.201.md)
- [48 CFR § 15.202 15.202 Advisory multi-step process.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-15.202.md)
- [48 CFR § 15.203 15.203 Requests for proposals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-15.203.md)
- [48 CFR § 15.204 15.204 Contract format.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-15.204.md)
- [48 CFR § 15.204-1 15.204-1 Uniform contract format.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-15.204-1.md)
- [48 CFR § 15.204-2 15.204-2 Part I—The Schedule.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-15.204-2.md)
- [48 CFR § 15.204-3 15.204-3 Part II—Contract Clauses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-15.204-3.md)

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