scope:

Applicability.

This regulation applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve. It applies to all organizations that have commercial activity services.

Purpose

The goal of the Army's Competitive Sourcing (CS) Program is to use competition to obtain the most cost effective commercial services the Army needs to accomplish its mission. This regulation provides policy for determining whether recurring commercial activities should be operated (a) in-house using Army facilities and personnel or (b) under contracts or agreements with eithe commercial entities or other Government agencies.