U.S. Code > Title 50 War and National Defense > CHAPTER 29—NATIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTS (§§ 1431—1436) > § 1432. Restrictions

§ 1432. Restrictions

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to constitute authorization hereunder for—
(a) the use of the cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost system of contracting;
(b) any contract in violation of existing law relating to limitation of profits;
(c) the negotiation of purchases of or contracts for property or services required by law to be procured by formal advertising and competitive bidding;
(d) the waiver of any bid, payment, performance, or other bond required by law;
(e) the amendment of a contract negotiated under section 2304 (a)(15) [1] of title 10 or under section 252 (c)(13) [1] of title 41, to increase the contract price to an amount higher than the lowest rejected bid of any responsible bidder; or
(f) the formalization of an informal commitment, unless it is found that at the time the commitment was made it was impracticable to use normal procurement procedures.

[1] See References in Text note below.