[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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

[CITE: 48CFR7.202]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

 

PART 7_ACQUISITION PLANNING--Table of Contents

 

Subpart 7.2_Planning for the Purchase of Supplies in Economic Quantities

 

Sec. 7.202  Policy.



    (a) Agencies are required by 10 U.S.C. 2384(a) and 41 U.S.C. 253(f) 

to procure supplies in such quantity as (1) will result in the total 

cost and unit cost most advantageous to the Government, where 

practicable, and (2) does not exceed the quantity reasonably expected to 

be required by the agency.

    (b) Each solicitation for a contract for supplies is required, if 

practicable, to include a provision inviting each offeror responding to 

the solicitation (1) to state an opinion on whether the quantity of the 

supplies proposed to be acquired is economically advantageous to the 

Government, and (2) if applicable, to recommend a quantity or quantities 

which would be more economically advantageous to the Government. Each 

such recommendation is required to include a quotation of the total 

price and the unit price for supplies procured in each recommended 

quantity.