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         <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">206.303-1</ph> Requirements.</title>
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         <p outputclass="List1" class="- topic/p ">(a) In accordance with section 823 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020<xref href="https://www.govinfo.gov/link/plaw/116/public/92?link-type=html"
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                  class="- topic/xref "> (Pub. L. 116-92)</xref>, no justification and approval is required for a sole-source contract under the 8(a) authority (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) for an amount not exceeding $100 million.</p>
         <p outputclass="List1" class="- topic/p ">(b) In lieu of FAR 6.303-1(b), in accordance with section 823 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020  (Pub. L. 116-92), contracting officers shall not award a sole source contract under the 8(a) authority (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) for an amount exceeding $100 million unless—</p>
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         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(2) The justification is approved in accordance with <xref outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
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         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(3) The justification and related information are made public after award in accordance with FAR 6.305
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