Sec. 824. Limitation on use of reverse auction and lowest price technically acceptable contracting methods
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation and the Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be amended— to prohibit the use by the Department of Defense of reverse auction or lowest price technically acceptable contracting methods for the procurement of personal protective equipment where the level of quality or failure of the item could result in combat casualties; and to establish a preference for the use of best value contracting methods for the procurement of such equipment.