---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 8.1102"
title: "48"
number: "8.1102"
heading: "Presolicitation requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/8.1102"
---

# §8.1102. Presolicitation requirements.

- (a) Except as specified in 8.1102(b), before preparing solicitations for leasing of motor vehicles, contracting officers shall obtain from the requiring activity a written certification that—
  - (1) The vehicles requested are of maximum fuel efficiency and minimum body size, engine size, and equipment (if any) necessary to fulfill operational needs, and meet prescribed fuel economy standards;
  - (2) The head of the requiring agency, or a designee, has certified that the requested passenger automobiles (sedans and station wagons) larger than Type IA, IB, or II (small, subcompact, or compact) are essential to the agency's mission;
  - (3) Internal approvals have been received; and
  - (4) **The General Services Administration has advised that it cannot furnish the vehicles.**
- (b) With respect to requirements for leasing motor vehicles for a period of less than 60 days, the contracting officer need not obtain the certification specified in 8.1102(a)—
  - (1) If the requirement is for type 1A, 1B, or II vehicles, which are by definition fuel efficient; or
  - (2) If the requirement is for passenger vehicles larger than 1A, 1B, or II, and the agency has established procedures for advance approval, on a case-by-case basis, of such requirements.
- (c) Generally, solicitations shall not be limited to current-year production models. However, with the prior approval of the head of the contracting office, solicitations may be limited to current models on the basis of overall economy.

## Notes

### Amendments

[48 FR 42129, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 55 FR 25527, June 21, 1990]

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 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 42129, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[48 FR 42129, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 55 FR 25527, June 21, 1990]