48 C.F.R. PART 501—GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION REGULATION SYSTEM
Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c).
Source: 64 FR 37203, July 9, 1999, unless otherwise noted.
(a) The General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) contains agency acquisition policies and practices, contract clauses, solicitation provisions, and forms that control the relationship between GSA and contractors and prospective contractors. (b) GSAR address rules directly to you, the contracting officer, unless otherwise indicated. GSA's Senior Procurement Executive issues the GSAR under the authority of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended. (a) General. The GSAR applies to contracts for suppliers or services, including construction. (b) Acquisition of leasehold interests in real property. Part 570 establishes rules for the acquisition of leasehold interests in real property. Other provisions of 48 CFR chapter 5 (GSAR) do not apply to leases of real property unless specifically cross-reference in part 570. (c) Relationship to state. Some GSAR rules implement and interpret laws and other authorities affecting procurement. A GSAR rule specifically directed by statute has the force and effect of law. (d) GSAR/FAR Relationship. The GSAR may deviate from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) if authorized. If the GSAR does not implement the FAR, the FAR alone governs. The GSAR is published in the following sources: (a) Daily issue of the (b) Annual Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), as Chapter 5 of Title 48. (c) GSA Acquisition Manual distributed within GSA. (d) GSA Home Page at http://www/gas.gov. Click on either “Government Agencies” or on “Business and Industry,” the click on “Acquisition.” (a) The GSAR numbers and captions policies and procedures to correspond to how they appear in the FAR, e.g., 1.104 in the FAR is 501.104 in the GSAR. (b) GSAR rules not implementing the FAR have numbers beginning with 70, e.g., part 570, subsection 515.209–70. (c) The GSAR may have gaps in its numbering scheme because a FAR rule may not require GSAR implementation. The GSAR in CFR form may be purchased from: Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. [64 FR 37203, July 9, 1999, as amended at 65 FR 41378, July 5, 2000; 68 FR 41288, July 11, 2003] Uniformity is a goal of GSA's Acquisition Regulation System. Despite this desire for uniformity, a contracting activity may take any of the following actions: (a) Develop and test new procedures and techniques. (b) Adopt alternate procedures in the public interest for unique programmatic or managerial requirements (c) Deviate from a regulatory provision implementing a statutory requirement provided the deviation does not violate the underlying statute. Deviations must not be used to defeat the FAR and GSAR approval requirements. (a) An individual deviation affects only one contract action. (1) The Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA) must approve an individual deviation to the FAR. The authority to grant an individual deviation may not be re-delegated. A copy of the deviation must be provided to GSA's Senior Procurement Executive (SPE). (2) An individual deviation to the GSAR must be approved by the HCA. The authority to grant an individual deviation may be re-delegated to the Contracting Director. (b) If GSA delegates authority to another agency and requires compliance with the GSAR as a condition of the delegation, the Contracting Director in the agency receiving the delegation may approve individual deviations from the GSAR unless the agency head receiving the delegation designates another official. (c) Send a copy of each deviation to GSA's SPE (V). [64 FR 37203, July 9, 1999, as amended at 70 FR 15779, Mar. 29, 2005] (a) A class deviation affects more than one contract action. A deviation for any solicitation that will result in multiple awards or any solicitation under the multiple award Federal Supply Schedule program is considered to be a class deviation. Each award under such a solicitation is considered an individual contract action. (1) A class deviation to the FAR must be forwarded by the cognizant HCA to GSA's SPE for approval. Prior to approving a class deviation to the FAR, the SPE will consult with the Chairman of the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAAC) in accordance with FAR 1.404(a)(1). (2) A class deviation to the GSAR must be forwarded by the cognizant HCA to GSA's SPE for approval. (3) When an HCA knows that a proposed class deviation will be required on a permanent basis, the HCA should propose or recommend an appropriate FAR and/or GSAR revision. (b) If GSA delegates authority to another agency and requires compliance with the GSAR as a condition of the delegation, the HCA in the agency receiving the delegation may approve class deviations from the GSAR unless the agency head receiving the delegation designates another official. (c) Send a copy of each deviation to GSA's SPE (V). (d) A request for class deviations must be supported by statements that fully describe the need for and the nature of the deviation. (e) Class deviations from the GSAR: (1) Expire in 12 months if not extended. (2) May be rescinded earlier by GSA's SPE or by officials designated under paragraph (a) of this section without prejudice to any action taken previously. [64 FR 37203, July 9, 1999, as amended at 70 FR 15780, Mar. 29, 2005] Contract action. A contract action, for the purpose of determining whether an individual or class deviation is appropriate, has the same meaning as that used for reporting contract actions to Federal Procurement Data System—Next Generation (FPDS-NG). A contract action includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: (a) Initial letter contract. (b) Definitive contract superseding letter contract. (c) New definitive contract. (d) Purchase order/BPA calls using simplified acquisition procedures. (e) Orders under single award indefinite delivery contracts. (f) Orders under BOA. (g) Order/modification under Federal schedule contract. (h) Modification. (i) Termination for Default. (j) Termination for Convenience. (k) Order under multiple award contract. (l) Initial load of Federal schedule contract. [70 FR 15780, Mar. 29, 2005] Handle individual and class deviations to the nonregulatory (unshaded) part of the GSAM as stated in 501.403 and 501.404. [70 FR 15780, Mar. 29, 2005]
Title 48: Federal Acquisition Regulations System
PART 501—GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION REGULATION SYSTEM
Section Contents
501.101 Purpose.
501.103 Authority.
501.104 Applicability.
501.105 Issuance.
501.105-1 Publication and code arrangement.
501.105-2 Arrangement of regulations.
501.105-3 Copies.
501.106 OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
501.402 Policy.
501.403 Individual deviations.
501.404 Class deviations.
501.404-70 Contract action.
501.404-71 Deviations to the nonregulatory GSAM.
Subpart 501.1—Purpose, Authority, Issuance
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501.101 Purpose.
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501.103 Authority.
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501.104 Applicability.
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501.105 Issuance.
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501.105-1 Publication and code arrangement.
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501.105-2 Arrangement of regulations.
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501.105-3 Copies.
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501.106 OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------ GSAR Reference OMB Control No.------------------------------------------------------------------------509.105-1(a)............................... 3090-0007511.140-70................................. 3090-0203511.204(d)................................. 3090-0246511.404(a)(1).............................. 3090-0204511.404(a)(2).............................. 3090-0204511.404(a)(5).............................. 3090-0204514.201-7(a)............................... 3090-0200516.203-4(a)(1)............................ 3090-0243516.506.................................... 3090-0248519.708(b)................................. 3090-0252522.406-6.................................. 1215-0149523.370.................................... 3090-0205532.111(c)................................. 3090-0080532.905-70................................. 9000-0102532.905-71................................. 3090-0080537.110(a)................................. 3090-0197537.110(b)................................. 3090-0006538.273(a)(1).............................. 3090-0250538.273(a)(3).............................. 3090-0262538.273(b)(1).............................. 3090-0121542.1107................................... 3090-0027546.307-70................................. 3090-0027546.302-71................................. 3090-0027549.502(b)................................. 3090-0027552.211-8.................................. 3090-0204552.211-77................................. 3090-0246552.211-78................................. 3090-0204552.211-82................................. 3090-0204552.214-71................................. 3090-0200552.216-70................................. 3090-0243552.216-72................................. 3090-0248552.216-73................................. 3090-0248552.219-72................................. 3090-0252552.223-72................................. 3090-0205552.232-72................................. 3090-0080552.237-70................................. 3090-0197552.237-71................................. 3090-0006552.238-70................................. 3090-0250552.238-72................................. 3090-0262552.238-74................................. 3090-0121, 3090-0250552.242-70................................. 3090-0027552.246-70................................. 3090-0027552.246-71................................. 3090-0027552.249-71................................. 3090-0227GSA-72-A................................... 3090-0121GSA-527.................................... 3090-0007GSA-618-D.................................. 1215-0149GSA-1142................................... 3090-0080GSA-1364................................... 3090-0086GSA-1678................................... 3090-0027GSA-2419................................... 9000-0102570.702(c)................................. 3090-0086------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subpart 501.4—Deviations From the FAR and GSAR
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501.402 Policy.
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501.403 Individual deviations.
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501.404 Class deviations.
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501.404-70 Contract action.
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501.404-71 Deviations to the nonregulatory GSAM.
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