[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR105-50.201]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
              CHAPTER 105--GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 105-50--PROVISION OF SPECIAL OR TECHNICAL SERVICES TO STATE AND 
LOCAL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart 105-50.2--Services Available From General Services 
                             Administration
 
Sec. 105-50.201  Agencywide mission.


    (a) In its role as a central property management agency, GSA 
constructs, leases, operates, and maintains office and other space: 
procures and distributes supplies; coordinates and provides for the 
economic and efficient purchase, lease, sharing, and maintenance of 
automatic data processing equipment by Federal agencies; manages 
stockpiles of materials maintained for use in national emergencies; 
transfers excess real and personal property among Federal agencies for 
further use; disposes of surplus real and personal property, by donation 
or otherwise, as well as materials excess to stockpile requirements; 
operates centralized data processing centers and telecommunications and 
motor pool systems; operates the National Archives and Presidential 
libraries; and provides a variety of records management services, 
including the operation of centers for storing and administering 
records, as well as other common services.
    (b) Special or technical services may be provided by many 
organizational elements of GSA with respect to their functional areas, 
but the requesting State or local agency needs only to know that the 
service desired is related to one or more of the functional areas 
described above and direct its request as provided for under Sec. 105-
50.105. State and local units of government are also encouraged to 
consult the ``Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance'' as a more 
complete guide to the many other Federal assistance programs available 
to them. The catalog, issued annually and updated periodically by the 
Office of Management and Budget, is available through the Superintendent 
of

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