How should defense suppliers review DFARS 206.302-1 sole-source authority?
A primary-source checklist for reviewing “DFARS 206.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements” without relying on unsupported legacy claims.
AI-assisted and automatically checked against the linked primary sources.
Primary sources for this brief
- Open “DFARS 206.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements” on its official government website and review the complete document.
Key takeaways
- Treat the linked primary source—not an older article summary—as the controlling reference.
- Compare the source with the current solicitation, contract, amendments, and agency instructions that apply to your work.
- Record the source URL and access date used for an internal compliance or capture decision.
- Ask the contracting officer or qualified counsel when the controlling language is unclear.
Open the first primary source and compare it with the current acquisition document.
A conservative verification workflow
Editorial note
This page was rebuilt as a primary-source brief. Unsupported deadlines, penalties, award claims, quotations, company outcomes, and reviewer identities from the legacy version were not carried forward.
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