CFR 48-12.103-2014 Federal acquisition regulations system. Part12:Acquisition of commercial items. Subpart12.1:Acquisition of commercial items—general. Section12.103:Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items.
Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items are defined in 2.101.?Unless indicated otherwise, all of the policies that apply to commercial items also apply to COTS items.?Section 12.505 lists the laws that are not applicable to COTS items (in addition to 12.503 and 12.504); the components test of the Buy American statute, and the two recovered materials certifications in subpart 23.4, do not apply to COTS items.
CFR 48-12.103-2014 history
2014CFR 48-12.103-2014 Federal acquisition regulations system. Part12:Acquisition of commercial items. Subpart12.1:Acquisition of commercial items—general. Section12.103:Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items.