---
kind: "unit"
title: "48"
title_heading: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
key: "ch1/subchC/part15"
level: "part"
label: "Part 15"
heading: "Contracting by Negotiation"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/ch1-subchC-part15"
sections_count: 81
---

# Part 15 — Contracting by Negotiation

Title 48 C.F.R. — Federal Acquisition Regulations System › Chapter 1 — Federal Acquisition Regulation › Subchapter C — Contracting Methods and Contract Types

## Sections

- [§15.000. Scope of part.](/cfr/48/15.000.md)
- [§15.001. Definitions.](/cfr/48/15.001.md)
- [§15.002. Types of negotiated acquisition.](/cfr/48/15.002.md)

## Contents

- [Subpart 15.1 — Source Selection Processes and Techniques](/cfr/48/ch1-subchC-part15-subpart15.1.md)
- [Subpart 15.2 — Solicitation and Receipt of Proposals and Information](/cfr/48/ch1-subchC-part15-subpart15.2.md)
- [Subpart 15.3 — Source Selection](/cfr/48/ch1-subchC-part15-subpart15.3.md)
- [Subpart 15.4 — Contract Pricing](/cfr/48/ch1-subchC-part15-subpart15.4.md)
- [Subpart 15.5 — Preaward, Award, and Postaward Notifications, Protests, and Mistakes](/cfr/48/ch1-subchC-part15-subpart15.5.md)
- [Subpart 15.6 — Unsolicited Proposals](/cfr/48/ch1-subchC-part15-subpart15.6.md)