---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 51.103"
title: "48"
number: "51.103"
heading: "Ordering from Government supply sources."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/51.103"
---

# §51.103. Ordering from Government supply sources.

- (a) Contractors placing orders under Federal Supply Schedules shall follow the terms of the applicable schedule and authorization and include with each order—
  - (1) A copy of the authorization (unless a copy was previously furnished to the Federal Supply Schedule contractor); and
  - (2) **The following statement—** This order is placed under written authorization from ______________________ dated____________. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this order and those of your Federal Supply Schedule contract, the latter will govern.
- (b) **Contractors placing orders for Government stock shall—**
  - (1) Comply with the requirements of the contracting officer's authorization, using FEDSTRIP or MILSTRIP procedures, as appropriate;
  - (2) Use only the Government activity address code obtained by the contracting officer in accordance with 51.102(e) along with the contractor's assigned access code, when ordering from GSA Customer Supply Centers.
  - (3) **Order only those items required in the performance of their contracts.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[48 FR 42476, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 54 FR 29282, July 11, 1989; 55 FR 52797, Dec. 21, 1990; 56 FR 55372, Oct. 25, 1991; 61 FR 41471, Aug. 8, 1996; 62 FR 44819, Aug. 22, 1997; 67 FR 43516, June 27, 2002]

### Authority

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 42476, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[48 FR 42476, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 54 FR 29282, July 11, 1989; 55 FR 52797, Dec. 21, 1990; 56 FR 55372, Oct. 25, 1991; 61 FR 41471, Aug. 8, 1996; 62 FR 44819, Aug. 22, 1997; 67 FR 43516, June 27, 2002]