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14 U.S.C. § 1137 — Contracting for major acquisitions programs
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**(a) In General.—** In carrying out authorities provided to the Secretary to design, construct, accept, or otherwise acquire assets and systems under section 501(d), the Secretary, acting through the Commandant or the head of an integrated program office established for a major acquisition program, may enter into contracts for a major acquisition program and 3 Polar Security Cutters in addition to those approved as part of a major acquisition program on November 1, 2019.
**(b) Authorized Methods.—** Contracts entered into under subsection (a)—
(1) may be block buy contracts;
(2) may be incrementally funded;
(3) may include combined purchases, also known as economic order quantity purchases, of—
(A) materials and components; and
(B) long lead time materials; and
(4) as provided in [section 3501 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3501&num=0&edition=prelim), may be multiyear contracts.
**(c) Subject to Appropriations.—** Any contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract is subject to the availability of amounts specifically provided in advance for that purpose in subsequent appropriations Acts.
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**(a) In General.—** In carrying out authorities provided to the Secretary to design, construct, accept, or otherwise acquire assets and systems under section 501(d), the Secretary, acting through the Commandant or the head of an integrated program office established for a major acquisition program, may enter into contracts for a major acquisition program and 3 Polar Security Cutters in addition to those approved as part of a major acquisition program on November 1, 2019.
**(b) Authorized Methods.—** Contracts entered into under subsection (a)—
(1) may be block buy contracts;
(2) may be incrementally funded;
(3) may include combined purchases, also known as economic order quantity purchases, of—
(A) materials and components; and
(B) long lead time materials; and
(4) as provided in [section 3501 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3501&num=0&edition=prelim), may be multiyear contracts.
**(c) Subject to Appropriations.—** Any contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract is subject to the availability of amounts specifically provided in advance for that purpose in subsequent appropriations Acts.
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**(a) In General.—** To the extent that funds are otherwise available for obligation, the head of an agency may enter into multiyear contracts for the purchase of property whenever the head of that agency finds each of the following:
(1) That the use of such a contract will result in—
(A) savings of the total anticipated costs of carrying out the program through annual contracts; or
(B) necessary defense industrial base stability not otherwise achievable through annual contracts.
(2) That the minimum need for the property to be purchased is expected to remain substantially unchanged during the contemplated contract period in terms of production rate, procurement rate, and total quantities.
(3) That there is a reasonable expectation that throughout the contemplated contract period the head of the agency will request funding for the contract at the level required to avoid contract cancellation.
(4) That there is a stable design for the property to be acquired and that the technical risks associated with such property are not excessive.
(5) That the estimates of both the cost of the contract and the anticipated cost avoidance through the use of a multiyear contract are realistic.
(6) In the case of a purchase by the Department of Defense, that the use of such a contract will promote the national security of the United States.
(7) In the case of a contract in an amount equal to or greater than $500,000,000, that the conditions required by subparagraphs (C) through (F) of subsection (i)(3) will be met, in accordance with the Secretary’s certification and determination under such subsection, by such contract.
**(b) Regulations.—**
(1) Each official named in paragraph (2) shall prescribe acquisition regulations for the agency or agencies under the jurisdiction o
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For the purpose of executing the duties and functions of the Coast Guard the Secretary may within the limits of appropriations made therefor:
**(a)** establish, change the limits of, consolidate, discontinue, and re-establish Coast Guard districts;
**(b)** arrange with the Secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force to assign members of the Coast Guard to any school maintained by the Army, Navy, and Air Force, for instruction and training, including aviation schools;
**(c)** construct, or cause to be constructed, Coast Guard shore establishments;
**(d)** design or cause to be designed, cause to be constructed, accept as gift, or otherwise acquire vessels, aircraft, and systems, and subject to applicable regulations under subtitle I of title 40 and division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41 dispose of them;
**(e)** acquire land or interests in land, including acceptance of gifts thereof, where required for the purpose of carrying out any project or purpose for which an appropriation has been made;
**(f)** exchange land or interests in land in part or in full payment for such other land or interests in land as may be necessary or desirable, the balance of such part payment to be defrayable in accordance with other provisions of this section;
**(g)** exercise any of the powers vested by this title in the Commandant in any case in which the Secretary deems it appropriate; and
**(h)** do any and all things necessary to carry out the purposes of this title.
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**(a) In General.—** The Commandant shall ensure that developmental test and evaluation, operational test and evaluation, life-cycle cost estimates, and the development and demonstration requirements applied by this chapter to acquisition projects and programs are met to confirm that the projects or programs meet the requirements identified in the mission-analysis and affordability assessment prepared under section 1131(a)(2), the operational requirements developed under section 1132(a)(1) and the following development and demonstration objectives:
(1) To demonstrate that the design, manufacturing, and production solution is based upon a stable, producible, and cost-effective product design.
(2) To ensure that the product capabilities meet contract specifications, acceptable operational performance requirements, and system security requirements.
(3) To ensure that the product design is mature enough to commit to full production and deployment.
**(b) Tests and Evaluations.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Commandant shall ensure that the Coast Guard conducts developmental tests and evaluations and operational tests and evaluations of a capability or asset and the subsystems of the capability or asset in accordance with the master plan prepared for the capability or asset under section 1132(d)(1).11 See References in Text note below.
(2) **Use of third parties.—** — The Commandant shall ensure that the Coast Guard uses independent third parties with expertise in testing and evaluating the capabilities or assets and the subsystems of the capabilities or assets being acquired to conduct developmental tests and evaluations and operational tests and evaluations whenever the Coast Guard lacks the capability to conduct the tests and evaluations required by a master plan.
(3
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Page 104
TITLE 14—COAST GUARD
§ 1137
Act (41 U.S.C. 414) and related implementing
regulations and directives.
(Added Pub. L. 111–281, title IV, § 402(a), Oct. 15,
2010, 124 Stat. 2948, § 576; renumbered § 1136, Pub.
L. 115–282, title I, § 108(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat.
4208.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 16 of the Office of Federal Procurement Pol-
icy Act, referred to in par. (2), is section 16 of Pub. L.
93–400, which was classified to section 414 of former
Title 41, Public Contracts, and was repealed and reen-
acted as section 1702 of Title 41, Public Contracts, by
Pub. L. 111–350, §§ 3, 7(b), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3677, 3855.
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 576 of this
title as this section.
§ 1137. Contracting for major acquisitions pro-
grams
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out authorities
provided to the Secretary to design, construct,
accept, or otherwise acquire assets and systems
under section 501(d), the Secretary, acting
through the Commandant or the head of an inte-
grated program office established for a major
acquisition program, may enter into contracts
for a major acquisition program and 3 Polar Se-
curity Cutters in addition to those approved as
part of a major acquisition program on Novem-
ber 1, 2019.
(b) AUTHORIZED METHODS.—Contracts entered
into under subsection (a)—
(1) may be block buy contracts;
(2) may be incrementally funded;
(3) may include combined purchases, also
known as economic order quantity purchases,
of—
(A) materials and components; and
(B) long lead time materials; and
(4) as provided in section 3501 of title 10, may
be multiyear contracts.
(c) SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATIONS.—Any contract
entered into under subsection (a) shall provide
that any obligation of the United State
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