§8.603. Purchase priorities.
48 C.F.R. § 8.603
FPI and nonprofit agencies participating in the AbilityOne Program under 41 U.S.C. chapter 85, Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (see subpart 8.7), may produce identical supplies or services. When this occurs, ordering offices shall purchase supplies and services in the following priorities:
Supplies.
Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (41 U.S.C. 8504).
AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies.
Commercial sources.
Services.
AbilityOneparticipating nonprofit agencies.
Federal Prison Industries, Inc., or commercial sources.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[69 FR 16149, Mar. 26, 2004, as amended at 73 FR 53994, Sept. 17, 2008; 79 FR 24199, Apr. 29, 2014]
Source
Source: 69 FR 16149, Mar. 26, 2004, unless otherwise noted.
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
[69 FR 16149, Mar. 26, 2004, as amended at 73 FR 53994, Sept. 17, 2008; 79 FR 24199, Apr. 29, 2014]