---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 306.202"
title: "48"
number: "306.202"
heading: "Establishing or maintaining alternative sources."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/306.202"
---

# §306.202. Establishing or maintaining alternative sources.

- (a) The Senior Procurement Executive (SPE) shall make the determination required in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.202(a).
- (b)
  - (1) The contracting officer shall prepare the required determination and findings (D&F), see FAR 6.202(b)(1), based on the data provided by program personnel. The appropriate Competition Advocate (CA) (non-delegable) shall sign the D&F, indicating concurrence. The final determination will be made by the SPE.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 40 U.S.C. 121(c)(2).

### Source

Source: 80 FR 72151, Nov. 18, 2015, unless otherwise noted.