10 U.S.C. § 2361 : US Code - Section 2361: Award of grants and contracts to colleges and universities: requirement of competition

Search 10 U.S.C. § 2361 : US Code - Section 2361: Award of grants and contracts to colleges and universities: requirement of competition

(a) The Secretary of Defense may not make a grant or award a
contract to a college or university for the performance of research
and development, or for the construction of any research or other
facility, unless -
(1) in the case of a grant, the grant is made using competitive
procedures; and
(2) in the case of a contract, the contract is awarded in
accordance with section 2304 of this title (other than pursuant
to subsection (c)(5) of that section).
(b)(1) A provision of law may not be construed as modifying or
superseding the provisions of subsection (a), or as requiring funds
to be made available by the Secretary of Defense to a particular
college or university by grant or contract, unless that provision
of law -
(A) specifically refers to this section;
(B) specifically states that such provision of law modifies or
supersedes the provisions of this section; and
(C) specifically identifies the particular college or
university involved and states that the grant to be made or the
contract to be awarded, as the case may be, pursuant to such
provision of law is being made or awarded in contravention of
subsection (a).
(2) A grant may not be made, or a contract awarded, pursuant to a
provision of law that authorizes or requires the making of the
grant, or the awarding of the contract, in a manner that is
inconsistent with subsection (a) until -
(A) the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress a notice in
writing of the intent to make the grant or award the contract;
and
(B) a period of 180 days has elapsed after the date on which
the notice is received by Congress.