(a) A Federal contract made by the Department is governed by—

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(1) Chapters 1 and 34 of title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations (Federal Acquisition Regulation and Education Department Acquisition Regulation).

(2) Any applicable program regulations; and

(3) The request for proposals for the procurement, if any, referenced in Commerce Business Daily.

(b) The regulations in part 75 do not apply to a contract of the Department unless regulations in part 75 or a program’s regulations specifically provide otherwise.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. §§ 1221e-3 and 3474)[45 FR 22497, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980, as amended at 57 FR 30336, July 8, 1992]