---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 8.706"
title: "48"
number: "8.706"
heading: "Purchase exceptions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/8.706"
---

# §8.706. Purchase exceptions.

- (a) Ordering offices may acquire supplies or services on the Procurement List from commercial sources only if the acquisition is specifically authorized in a purchase exception granted by the designated central nonprofit agency.
- (b) The central nonprofit agency shall promptly grant purchase exceptions when—
  - (1) The AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies cannot provide the supplies or services within the time required, and commercial sources can provide them significantly sooner in the quantities required; or
  - (2) The quantity required cannot be produced or provided economically by the AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies.
- (c) The central nonprofit agency granting the exception shall specify the quantity and delivery or performance period covered by the exception.
- (d) **When a purchase exception is granted, the contracting officer shall—**
  - (1) Initiate purchase action within 15 days following the date of the exception or any extension granted by the central nonprofit agency; and
  - (2) **Provide a copy of the solicitation to the central nonprofit agency when it is issued.**
- (e) The Committee may also grant a purchase exception, under any circumstances it considers appropriate.

## Notes

### Amendments

[48 FR 42129, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 59 FR 67028, 67029, Dec. 28, 1994; 73 FR 53995, Sept. 17, 2008]

### 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 59 FR 67028, 67029, Dec. 28, 1994; 73 FR 53995, Sept. 17, 2008]