The supplied sources cover federal contracting only; they do not provide state or local procurement differences.
Summary
What do the supplied sources say about federal, state, and local government contracting? The supplied sources cover federal contracting only; they do not provide state or local procurement differences.
The supplied evidence supports a narrow federal answer, not a three-way federal-state-local comparison. The FAR Foreword says the FAR is the primary regulation for all executive agencies when they acquire supplies and services with appropriated funds, and Part 1 says the Federal Acquisition Regulations System exists to publish uniform policies and procedures for acquisition by all executive agencies. Part 1 also states that agency acquisition regulations may implement or supplement the FAR, but the FAR System does not include internal agency guidance of the type described in 1.301(a)(2). The same sources describe federal acquisition goals such as best value, integrity, fairness, openness, and competition. Subpart 6.3 addresses other than full and open competition within the federal system. None of the supplied sources describe state or local procurement rules, so any state-versus-local comparison would require separate state or municipal authority.
Check whether the procurement is for an executive agency acquiring supplies or services with appropriated funds.
Use Part 1 and the FAR Foreword to confirm the federal system, its uniform policies, and the role of agency supplements.
Read Subpart 6.3 if the procurement may be other than full and open competition.
Obtain state or local procurement authority separately, because the supplied sources do not address those systems.
These sources are federal-only. They establish the FAR system, agency supplementation, and a federal competition exception framework, but they do not provide state or local procurement requirements or differences.