---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1726.175"
title: "7"
number: "1726.175"
heading: "General plant materials."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1726.175"
---

# §1726.175. General plant materials.


This section covers items such as office furniture and equipment; transportation equipment and accessories, including mobile radio systems, stores and shop equipment, laboratory equipment, tools and test equipment.

- (a) **Contract forms.** The borrower may, in its discretion, use RUS Form 198, Equipment Contract, or a written purchase order.
- (b) **Procurement procedures.** It is the responsibility of each borrower to determine the procurement method that best meets its needs for purchase of general plant material and equipment.
- (c) **Contract approval.** Contracts for the purchase of general plant items are not subject to RUS approval and need not be submitted to RUS unless specifically requested by RUS on a case by case basis.

## Notes

### Amendments

[60 FR 10155, Feb. 23, 1995, as amended at 69 FR 7109, Feb. 13, 2004]

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq., 1921 et seq., 6941 et seq.

### Source

Source: 60 FR 10155, Feb. 23, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[60 FR 10155, Feb. 23, 1995, as amended at 69 FR 7109, Feb. 13, 2004]