§260. Laws not applicable to contracts

Sections 5, 8, and 13 of this title shall not apply to the procurement of property or services made by an executive agency pursuant to this subchapter. Any provision of law which authorizes an executive agency (other than an executive agency which is exempted from the provisions of this subchapter by section 252(a) of this title), to procure any property or services without advertising or without regard to said section 5 of this title shall be construed to authorize the procurement of such property or services pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter relating to procedures other than sealed-bid procedures.

(June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title III, §310, 63 Stat. 397 ; July 12, 1952, ch. 703, §1(m), (n), 66 Stat. 594 ; Pub. L. 85–800, §6, Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 967 ; Pub. L. 89–343, §5, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1303 ; Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VII, §2714(a)(6), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1185 .)

Amendments

1984-Pub. L. 98–369 substituted "the provisions of this subchapter relating to procedures other than sealed-bid procedures" for "section 252(c)(15) of this title without regard to the advertising requirements of sections 252(c) and 253 of this title".

1965-Pub. L. 89–343 substituted provisions making sections 5, 8, and 13 of this title inapplicable to the procurement of property or services made by an executive agency pursuant to this subchapter, and requiring any provision of law which authorizes an executive agency (other than an executive agency which is exempted from the provisions of this subchapter by section 252(a) of this title) to procure any property or services without advertising or without regard to said section 5 of this title to be construed to authorize the procurement of such property or services pursuant to section 252(c)(15) of this title without regard to the advertising requirements of section 252(c) and 253 of this title, for provisions which made sections 5, 6, 6a, and 13 of this title inapplicable to the procurement of property or services by the General Services Administration, or within the scope of authority delegated by the Administrator to any other executive agency, and which required reference in any Act to the applicability of section 5 of this title to the procurement of property or services by the General Services Administration or any constituent organization thereof or any other executive agency delegated authority pursuant to section 252(a)(2) of this title to be deemed a reference to section 252(c) of this title.

1958-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85–800 inserted "or any other executive agency delegated authority pursuant to section 252(a)(2) of this title".

1952-Act July 12, 1952, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), added subsec. (b), and substituting "property" for "supplies" in subsec. (a).

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 98–369 applicable with respect to any solicitation for bids or proposals issued after Mar. 31, 1985, see section 2751 of Pub. L. 98–369, set out as a note under section 251 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective July 1, 1949, see section 605 of act June 30, 1949, set out as a note under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

Cross References

Laws inapplicable to armed services contracts, see section 2314 of Title 10, Armed Forces.