48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 4 1999-10-01 1999-10-01 false 3 CHAPTER 3 Federal Acquisition Regulations System CHAPTER 3—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL Part Page 301 HHS Acquisition Regulation System 5 302 Definitions of words and terms 13 303 Improper business practices and personal conflicts of interest 14 304 Administrative matters 17 SUBCHAPTER B—ACQUISITION PLANNING 305 Publicizing contract actions 24 306 Competition requirements 25 307 Acquisition planning 28 309 Contractor qualifications 41 SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES 313 Small purchase and other simplified purchase procedures 45 314 Formal advertising 47 315 Contracting by negotiation 48 316 Types of contracts 80 317 Special contracting methods 84 SUBCHAPTER D—SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS 319 Small business and small disadvantaged business concerns 87 320 Labor surplus area concerns 94 322 Application of labor laws to Government acquisitions 94 324 Protection of privacy and freedom of information 95 325 Foreign acquisition 97 SUBCHAPTER E—GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS 328 Bonds and insurance 100 330 Cost accounting standards 100 332 Contract financing 100 333 Protests, disputes, and appeals 104 SUBCHAPTER F—SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING 334 Major system acquisition 111 335 Research and development contracting 111 337 Service contracting 114 339 Management, acquisition, and use of information resources 117 SUBCHAPTER G—CONTRACT MANAGEMENT 342 Contract administration 119 345 Government property 124 SUBCHAPTER H—CLAUSES AND FORMS 352 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses 126 353 Forms 140 SUBCHAPTER T—HHS SUPPLEMENTATIONS 370 Special programs affecting acquisition 143 Attachment I—Single Letter of Credit Recipients and Central Point Addressees 145 Attachment II—HHSAR Subject Index 152 Appendix A—Public Health Service 159