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      <title id="id18AMAM0L0A0" xtrf="GSAR" class="- topic/title ">
         <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">571.202</ph> Restrictions.</title>
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                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(a)</ph>
                  
                    The
CSO procedure shall only be used when procuring innovative commercial
items, including products, technologies, and services.</p>
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                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(b)</ph>
                  
                    Any
contract using this authority must not exceed $10,000,000, inclusive
of all options.</p>
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                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(c)</ph>
                  
                    No
contracting officer or employee of the government may create or
authorize an obligation in excess of the funds available, or in
advance of appropriations (Anti-Deficiency Act, <xref href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/1341"
                        format="html"
                        scope="external"
                        class="- topic/xref ">https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/1341</xref>), unless
otherwise authorized by law.</p>
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                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(d)</ph>
                  
                    GSA
employees must be appointed as a contracting officer, consistent
with GSAM <xref href="GSAM-i1897072.dita#i1897072"
                        outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                        class="- topic/xref ">501.603</xref>, and must have
a Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) at Level
III to award a contract using the CSO procedure in accordance with
this part.</p>
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