Sole-Source Contracts for Small Businesses

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Sole-Source Contracts for Small Businesses

Published Sep 8, 2026Updated Sep 17, 2026

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HR 3979113th Congress
Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
Dec 19, 2014 · Became Public Law No: 113-291.
S 1790116th Congress
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Dec 20, 2019 · Became Public Law No: 116-92.

Sole-Source Contracts for Small Businesses

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