Modifications to commercial solutions openings
Division A — Department of Defense Authorizations › Title XVIII — Acquisition Reform › Subtitle C — Matters Relating to Commercial Products and Commercial Services
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Section 3458 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) Authority The Secretary of Defense and each Secretary of a military department may acquire commercial products, commercial services, or nondevelopmental items through a competitive selection of proposals resulting from a general solicitation and a peer review, technical review, or operational review (as appropriate) of such proposals.; (2) by striking subsection (e); (3) by redesignating subsection (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: (c) Follow-on production agreements With respect to a product, service, or item acquired through the competitive procedures described under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense or each Secretary of a military department may enter into— (1) a follow-on production contract (including a sole source contract), subject to the approval requirements of section 3204(e) of this title; or (2) a follow-on production contract or transaction, as defined in section 4022 of this title.; (5) in subsection (d), as so redesignated— (A) by striking paragraph (1); and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and (6) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking innovative commercial product or commercial service in each place it appears and inserting commercial product, commercial service, or nondevelopmental item.