---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 7.000"
title: "48"
number: "7.000"
heading: "Scope of part."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/7.000"
---

# §7.000. Scope of part.


This part prescribes policies and procedures for—

- (a) Developing acquisition plans;
- (b) Determining whether to use commercial or Government resources for acquisition of supplies or services;
- (c) Deciding whether it is more economical to lease equipment rather than purchase it; and
- (d) **Determining whether functions are inherently governmental.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[48 FR 42124, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 61 FR 2628, Jan. 26, 1996]

### Authority

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 42124, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[48 FR 42124, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 61 FR 2628, Jan. 26, 1996]