48 CFR Chapters 3-6 covers the entire Federal Acquisitions planning and contract management process, rules, procedures, and regulations for the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), United States Department of State, General Services Administration (GSA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Federal contractors and small business personnel, including proposal writers, contract management specialists, and others interested in proposing and contracting services for these agencies should be aware of the processes and procedures described in this regulatory volume. Students pursuing business contract management, and contract law, especially Federal contracts will want this volume for primary source document research.Code of Federal Regulations Title 48, Volume 4, October 1, 2015Containing parts Chapters 3 to 6Part 300; ReservedPart 301; HHS ACQUISITION REGULATION SYSTEMPart 302; DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMSPart 303; IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF INTERESTPart 304; ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERSPart 305; PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONSPart 306; COMPETITION REQUIREMENTSPart 307; ACQUISITION PLANNINGPart 308; REQUIRED SOURCES OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICESPart 309; CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONSPart 310; MARKET RESEARCHPart 311; DESCRIBING AGENCY NEEDSPart 312; ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMSPart 313; SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURESPart 314; SEALED BIDDINGPart 315; CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATIONPart 316; TYPES OF CONTRACTSPart 317; SPECIAL CONTRACTING METHODSPart 319; SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMSPart 322; APPLICATION OF LABOR LAWS TO GOVERNMENT ACQUISITIONSPart 323; ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY, RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, AND DRUG-FREE WORKPLACEPart 324; PROTECTION OF PRIVACY AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATIONPart 327; PATENTS, DATA, AND COPYRIGHTSPart 328; BONDS AND INSURANCEPart 330; COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDSPart 331; CONTRACT COST PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURESPart 332; CONTRACT FINANCINGPart 333; PROTESTS, DISPUTES,lC%