50 U.S.C. § 409b : US Code - Section 409B: Authority of Federal Bureau of Investigation to award personal services contracts

Search 50 U.S.C. § 409b : US Code - Section 409B: Authority of Federal Bureau of Investigation to award personal services contracts

(a) In general
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may enter
into personal services contracts if the personal services to be
provided under such contracts directly support the intelligence or
counterintelligence missions of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
(b) Inapplicability of certain requirements
Contracts under subsection (a) of this section shall not be
subject to the annuity offset requirements of sections 8344 and
8468 of title 5, the requirements of section 3109 of title 5, or
any law or regulation requiring competitive contracting.
(c) Contract to be appropriate means of securing services
The Chief Contracting Officer of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation shall ensure that each personal services contract
entered into by the Director under this section is the appropriate
means of securing the services to be provided under such contract.