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         <ph class="- topic/ph " props="autonumber">571.101</ph> Scope.</title><conbody class="- topic/body  concept/conbody "><ol class="- topic/ol "><li class="- topic/li ">
               <p id="id18AJC0X0MZL" class="- topic/p "> <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(a)</ph>  This part establishes a pilot program to competitively procure innovative commercial products and commercial services to include innovative technologies and solutions using the commercial solutions opening (CSO) procedure authorized by section 880 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Pub. L.114-328), as amended by section 7227 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Pub. L. 117-263).</p>
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               <p id="id18AJC100Y9X" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(b)</ph>  The
competitive selection from a general solicitation and the peer review
of such solution briefs by scientific, technological, or other subject
matter experts within the U.S. Government is considered to be a
competitive procedure.</p>
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                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(c)</ph>  Procurements
under the CSO Pilot Program must be compliant with the requirements
in this part and the requirements in the GSA Procurement Innovation
Resource Center (PIRC) CSO Guide available at <xref href="https://www.gsa.gov/pirc" format="html" scope="external" class="- topic/xref ">https://www.gsa.gov/pirc</xref>.</p>
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