---
kind: "unit"
title: "51"
title_heading: "National and Commercial Space Programs"
key: "stIII/ch303"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 303"
heading: "Contracting and Procurement"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/51/stIII-ch303"
sections_count: 10
---

# Chapter 303 — Contracting and Procurement

Title 51 — National and Commercial Space Programs › Subtitle III — Administrative Provisions

## Sections

- [§30301. Guaranteed customer base](/usc/51/30301.md)
- [§30302. Quality assurance personnel](/usc/51/30302.md)
- [§30303. Tracking and data relay satellite services](/usc/51/30303.md)
- [§30304. Award of contracts to small businesses and disadvantaged individuals](/usc/51/30304.md)
- [§30305. Outreach program](/usc/51/30305.md)
- [§30306. Small business contracting](/usc/51/30306.md)
- [§30307. Requirement for independent cost analysis](/usc/51/30307.md)
- [§30308. Cost effectiveness calculations](/usc/51/30308.md)
- [§30309. Use of abandoned and underutilized buildings, grounds, and facilities](/usc/51/30309.md)
- [§30310. Exception to alternative fuel procurement requirement](/usc/51/30310.md)