[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: 48CFR8.605]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 8_REQUIRED SOURCES OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart 8.6_Acquisition From Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
 
Sec.  8.605  Clearances.

    (a) Clearance is required from FPI before supplies on the Schedule 
are acquired from other sources, except when the conditions in 8.606 
apply. FPI clearances ordinarily are of the following types:
    (1) General or blanket clearances issued when classes of articles or 
services are not available from FPI.
    (2) Formal clearances issued in response to requests from offices 
desiring to acquire, from other sources, supplies listed in the Schedule 
and not covered by a general clearance. Requests should be addressed to 
Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Department of Justice, Washington, DC 
20534.
    (b) Purchases from other sources because of a lower price are not 
normally authorized, and clearances will not be issued on this basis 
except as a result of action taken to resolve questions of price under 
8.604(c).
    (c) Disputes regarding price, quality, character, or suitability of 
supplies produced by FPI are subject to arbitration as specified in 18 
U.S.C. 4124. The statute provides that the arbitration shall be 
conducted by a board consisting of the Comptroller General of the United 
States, the Administrator of General Services, and the President, or 
their representatives. The decisions of the board are final and binding 
on all parties.

[48 FR 42129, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 56 FR 15149, Apr. 15, 1991]