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title: Industrial Mobilization; Engineering, Developmental or Research Capability, or Expert Services
description: "Full and open competition need not be provided for when an agency needs to award the contract to a particular source or sources to maintain facilities, maintain engineering capabilities, retain experts, and other reasons. Regulatory reference: [FAR subpart 6.302-3](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/6.302) [ctabanner id='1640100413']"
url: "https://www.gsascheduleservices.com/kb/sam/industrial-mobilization-engineering-developmental-or-research-capability-or-expert-services/"
updated: "2022-04-13"
category: After Award / Compliance / SAM Record
tags:
  - sam
---

# Industrial Mobilization; Engineering, Developmental or Research Capability, or Expert Services

Full and open competition need not be provided for when an agency needs to award the contract to a particular source or sources to maintain facilities, maintain engineering capabilities, retain experts, and other reasons.

Regulatory reference: [FAR subpart 6.302-3](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/6.302)

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