# Federal Acquisition Regulation: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2021-01-14 · Effective 2021-02-16 · 86 FR 3679
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-29087
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 86 FR 3679
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 12
- **Publication date:** 2021-01-14
- **Effective date:** 2021-02-16
- **DOD docket:** FAC 2021-03
## Abstract

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 that applies criteria for and limitations on the use of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection criteria in solicitations.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/14/2020-29087/federal-acquisition-regulation-lowest-price-technically-acceptable-source-selection-process)
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