---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 538.271"
title: "48"
number: "538.271"
heading: "FSS contract awards."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/538.271"
---

# §538.271. FSS contract awards.

- (a) FSS awards will be for commercial products and commercial services.
- (b) Before awarding any FSS contract, determine that the offered prices are fair and reasonable (see FAR subpart [15.4](/cfr/48/subpart15.4.md) and [538.270](/cfr/48/subpart538.270.md)). Document the negotiation and your determination using FAR 15.406-3 as guidance.

## Notes

### Amendments

[64 FR 37227, July 9, 1999, as amended at 81 FR 41137, June 23, 2016; 84 FR 17039, Apr. 23, 2019; 86 FR 68443, Dec. 2, 2021]

### Authority

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c).

### Source

Source: 64 FR 37227, July 9, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[64 FR 37227, July 9, 1999, as amended at 81 FR 41137, June 23, 2016; 84 FR 17039, Apr. 23, 2019; 86 FR 68443, Dec. 2, 2021]