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10 U.S.C. § 3242 — Supplies: economic order quantities
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**(a) Quantity to Procure.—**
(1) An agency referred to in [section 3063 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3063&num=0&edition=prelim) shall procure supplies in such quantity as—
(A) will result in the total cost and unit cost most advantageous to the United States, where practicable; and
(B) does not exceed the quantity reasonably expected to be required by the agency.
(2) The Secretary of Defense shall take paragraph (1) into account in approving rates of obligation of appropriations under [section 2204 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2204&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Opinion of Offeror With Respect to Quantity to Be Procured.—** Each solicitation for a contract for supplies shall, if practicable, include a provision inviting each offeror responding to the solicitation to state an opinion on whether the quantity of the supplies proposed to be procured is economically advantageous to the United States and, if applicable, to recommend a quantity or quantities which would be more economically advantageous to the United States. Each such recommendation shall include a quotation of the total price and the unit price for supplies procured in each recommended quantity.
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**(a) Quantity to Procure.—**
(1) An agency referred to in [section 3063 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3063&num=0&edition=prelim) shall procure supplies in such quantity as—
(A) will result in the total cost and unit cost most advantageous to the United States, where practicable; and
(B) does not exceed the quantity reasonably expected to be required by the agency.
(2) The Secretary of Defense shall take paragraph (1) into account in approving rates of obligation of appropriations under [section 2204 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2204&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Opinion of Offeror With Respect to Quantity to Be Procured.—** Each solicitation for a contract for supplies shall, if practicable, include a provision inviting each offeror responding to the solicitation to state an opinion on whether the quantity of the supplies proposed to be procured is economically advantageous to the United States and, if applicable, to recommend a quantity or quantities which would be more economically advantageous to the United States. Each such recommendation shall include a quotation of the total price and the unit price for supplies procured in each recommended quantity.
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For purposes of any provision of law referring to this section, the agencies named in this section are the following:
(1) The Department of Defense.
(2) The Department of the Army.
(3) The Department of the Navy.
(4) The Department of the Air Force.
(5) The Coast Guard.
(6) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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To prevent overdrafts and deficiencies in the fiscal year for which appropriations are made, appropriations made to the Department of Defense or to a military department, and reimbursements thereto, are available for obligation and expenditure only under scheduled rates of obligation, or changes thereto, that have been approved by the Secretary of Defense. This section does not prohibit the Department of Defense from incurring a deficiency that it has been authorized by law to incur.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 3242
fense committees a report evaluating the useful-
ness of the authority provided by this subsection
in expediting the design and construction of
military construction projects. The authority
provided by this subsection expires September
30, 2008, except that, if the report required by
this paragraph is not submitted by March 1,
2008, the authority shall expire on that date.
(Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. D, title XLI,
§ 4105(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 645, § 2305a;
amended Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title X,
§ 1073(a)(44), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1902; Pub. L.
107–217, § 3(b)(4), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1295; Pub.
L. 108–178, § 4(b)(3), Dec. 15, 2003, 117 Stat. 2641;
Pub. L. 108–375, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2807, Oct.
28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2123; Pub. L. 109–163, div. B,
title XXVIII, § 2807, Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3508;
Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title VIII, § 814, Dec. 19,
2014, 128 Stat. 3430; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title
VIII, § 823, Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1465; Pub. L.
116–92, div. A, title XVII, § 1731(a)(38), Dec. 20,
2019, 133 Stat. 1814; renumbered § 3241 and amend-
ed Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1813(b),
Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4177.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 1813(b), renumbered section
2305a of this title as this section.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1813(b)(1), inserted dash
after ‘‘or work when’’, reorganized remainder of former
introductory provisions of subsec. (b) into designated
pars. (1) to (4), and redesignated former pars. (1) to (6)
as subpars. (A) to (F), respectively, of par. (4) and re-
aligned margins.
Subsec. (c)(1), (2). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1813(b)(2)(A), (B),
inserted headings.
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1813(b)(2)(C)(i), (ii
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