---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 225.7301-2"
title: "48"
number: "225.7301-2"
heading: "Solicitation approval for sole source contracts."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/225.7301-2"
---

# §225.7301-2. Solicitation approval for sole source contracts.


The contracting officer shall coordinate through agency channels with the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy, prior to issuing a solicitation for a sole source contract for U.S./FMS combined requirements for a major system that has an estimated contract value that exceeds $500 million. See also 201.170 and PGI 216.403-1(1)(ii)(B) and (C).


## Notes

### Amendments

[84 FR 65307, Nov. 27, 2019, as amended at 89 FR 60831, July 29, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1.

### Source

Source: 56 FR 36367, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[84 FR 65307, Nov. 27, 2019, as amended at 89 FR 60831, July 29, 2024]