[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR17.503]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 17_SPECIAL CONTRACTING METHODS--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart 17.5_Interagency Acquisitions Under the Economy Act
 
Sec.  17.503  Determinations and findings requirements.

    (a) Each Economy Act order shall be supported by a Determination and 
Finding (D&F). The D&F shall state that--
    (1) Use of an interagency acquisition is in the best interest of the 
Government; and
    (2) The supplies or services cannot be obtained as conveniently or 
economically by contracting directly with a private source.
    (b) If the Economy Act order requires contract action by the 
servicing agency, the D&F must also include a statement that at least 
one of the following circumstances applies:
    (1) The acquisition will appropriately be made under an existing 
contract of the servicing agency, entered into before placement of the 
order, to meet the requirements of the servicing agency for the same or 
similar supplies or services;
    (2) The servicing agency has capabilities or expertise to enter into 
a contract for such supplies or services which is not available within 
the requesting agency; or
    (3) The servicing agency is specifically authorized by law or 
regulation to purchase such supplies or services on behalf of other 
agencies.
    (c) The D&F shall be approved by a contracting officer of the 
requesting agency with authority to contract for the supplies or 
services to be ordered, or by another official designated by the agency 
head, except that, if the servicing agency is not covered by the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation, approval of the D&F may not be delegated below 
the senior procurement executive of the requesting agency.

[60 FR 49721, Sept. 26, 1995, as amended at 67 FR 13054, Mar. 20, 2002]