---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 608.7002"
title: "48"
number: "608.7002"
heading: "Acquisitions for the Department of State."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/608.7002"
---

# §608.7002. Acquisitions for the Department of State.

- (a) **A/LM funds and controls the acquisition of official vehicles required by overseas posts.** Accordingly, any acquisition of official vehicles by overseas contracting activities must be approved and authorized in advance by A/LM.
- (b) GSA is the mandatory source for U.S. manufactured vehicles acquired in the United States. Purchase requests are submitted by A/LM to GSA on behalf of overseas posts. Overseas posts shall use U.S. manufactured vehicles unless justified as described in [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section.
- (c) Overseas posts may acquire non-U.S. manufactured vehicles only in special cases that are approved in advance. Requests to purchase non-U.S. manufactured vehicles may be justified under the conditions specified in 6 FAM 228.9-3(B)(c). The request shall be submitted to A/LM for approval. If approval is granted to acquire non-U.S. manufactured vehicles from the local economy, overseas posts shall follow the normal procedures in the FAR.
- (d) Standardization of motor vehicles shall follow the procedures in 606.370.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2651a, 40 U.S.C. 121(c) and 48 CFR chapter 1.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 6919, Feb. 9, 2015, unless otherwise noted.