[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 7]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR2910.002]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                     CHAPTER 29--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

 

PART 2910_MARKET RESEARCH--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 2910.002  Procedures.









    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 40 U.S.C. 486(c).





    (a) In accordance with FAR 6.302-1(c), purchase descriptions must 

not specify a product, or specific feature of a product, peculiar to a 

manufacturer unless they are justified to the contracting officer in 

writing by the office initiating



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the purchase request. The justification must state that the product, or 

specific product feature, is essential to the Government's requirements 

and other similar products or features will not meet these requirements. 

This determination must be signed by a representative of the office 

originating the request and must accompany the purchase requisition 

submitted to the appropriate contracting office. If such a justification 

is not made, the contracting officer may assume that another make and 

model or a generic product could equally meet the DOL requirement.

    (b) In accordance with FAR 10.002(b), the requisitioning office must 

submit to the contracting officer information demonstrating that a 

variety of products from various commercial sources have been 

considered. This requirement is not necessary for required sources (See 

FAR 8.001). Orders to be placed against non-mandatory sources, such as 

the Federal Supply Schedules, or other Governmentwide Acquisition 

Contracts, should include product information concerning multiple 

sources based on research from www.contractdirectory.gov site or other 

sources. When documented in this manner, the contracting officer may 

rely on this information in developing a procurement strategy, or for 

documenting the comparison of catalogs or pricelists.



[69 FR 22991, Apr. 27, 2004]