48 C.F.R. PART 808—REQUIRED SOURCES OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES
Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501 and 40 U.S.C. 486(c).
Source: 49 FR 12593, Mar. 29, 1984, unless otherwise noted.
(a) Procurement will be effected from the following sources in the descending order of priority as indicated herein: (1) VA excess. (2) Other government agencies excess. (3) Federal Prison Industries. (4) Procurement list of products available from the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. (5) GSA stock and other Government agency inventory. (6) VA decentralized contracts. (7) Mandatory Federal Supply Schedule contracts. (8) Optional use Federal Supply Schedule contracts. (9) Commercial concerns, educational, or nonprofit institutions, as applicable. (b) Public exigency. A source lower in priority may be utilized in a public exigency as defined in FAR 6.302–2 and in Federal Property Management Regulation 41 CFR 101–25.101–5. Justification for each deviation must be included in the procurement file. (c) Eligible Beneficiaries. When it is determined that a therapeutic benefit to eligible beneficiaries will result from personal selection of shoes, clothing and incidentals, acquisition from the Veterans Canteen Service or commercial sources is authorized. When dress shoes similar to Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Style No. 86–A are purchased from commercial sources, FPI clearance No. 1206 will be cited on the purchase document. [49 FR 12593, Mar. 29, 1984, as amended at 51 FR 23068, June 25, 1986; 52 FR 28559, July 31, 1987; 54 FR 40063, Sept. 29, 1989; 61 FR 20492, May 7, 1996; 63 FR 69219, Dec. 16, 1998] The Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, VA National Acquisition Center, advertises, negotiates, awards the contracts, and is responsible for contract administration for FSS (Federal Supply Schedule) Groups 65 and 89. The Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer issues the Federal Supply Schedules containing the necessary information for placing delivery orders with the contractors for the above FSS Groups. [49 FR 12593, Mar. 29, 1984, as amended at 63 FR 69219, Dec. 16, 1998
Title 48: Federal Acquisition Regulations System
PART 808—REQUIRED SOURCES OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES
Section Contents
808.001 Priorities for use of Government supply sources.
808.401 General.
808.001 Priorities for use of Government supply sources.
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Subpart 808.4—Ordering From Federal Supply Schedules
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808.401 General.
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