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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 2024) |
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Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System |
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Chapter 4 - Department of Agriculture |
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SubChapter B - Competition and Acquisition Planning |
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Part 411 - Describing Agency Needs |
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Subpart 411.1 - Selecting and Developing Requirements Documents |
§ 411.101 - Order of precedence for requirements documents.
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411.101 Order of precedence for requirements documents.
(a) Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-119 establishes a Federal policy requiring the use of voluntary consensus standards in lieu of government-unique standards except where inconsistent with law or otherwise impractical.
(b) The HCA is authorized to submit the determination required by OMB Circular A-119 that a voluntary standard is inconsistent with law or otherwise impracticable. The HCA must submit the determination to OMB through the National Institute of Standards and Technology in accordance with the Circular with a copy provided to the SPE.
[70 FR 45, Jan. 3, 2005]