---
title: "Build the justification for other than full and open competition"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/build-the-limited-tender-or-exemption-justification-record/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A50-X20260927-4-US"
practice_area: "Government Procurement & Tendering"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build the justification for other than full and open competition

> Assemble the justification from the facts and the authority the contracting officer names. Do not choose the authority and do not certify that the justification is complete.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/build-the-limited-tender-or-exemption-justification-record/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Government Procurement & Tendering](https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Assemble the justification from the facts and the authority the contracting officer names. Do not choose the authority and do not certify that the justification is complete. |
| What the lawyer must review | FAR 6.303-1 prohibits the contracting officer from commencing sole-source negotiations, commencing negotiations on an unsolicited proposal, or awarding any other contract without full and open competition unless the contracting officer justifies the action, certifies that the justification is accurate and complete, and obtains the approval FAR 6.304 requires. FAR 6.302-1 is the authority where the supplies or services are available from only one responsible source and no other type will satisfy the agency's requirements. Other authorities in FAR 6.302 are separate. The contracting officer certifies. Check the FAR version in force for that action. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Build the limited tender or exemption justification record](https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/build-the-limited-tender-or-exemption-justification-record.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Assemble the justification from the facts and the authority the contracting officer names. Do not choose the authority and do not certify that the justification is complete.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- FAR 6.302-1 is one exception. Do not use it for urgency, industrial mobilization, international agreement, or the other authorities in FAR 6.302 without opening that section.
- Approval levels are in FAR 6.304. Open that section for the dollar threshold on this action.
- A state or local sole-source rule is not the FAR.

## Sources

- [FAR 6.303-1, Requirements for a justification](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/6.303-1) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/6.302-1) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Limited tender written report](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/government-procurement-and-tendering/limited-tender-written-report.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Record of why a procurement at or above the threshold was a limited tender, and of the written report paragraph 10.5 requires when Division 2 applies. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*