[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR51-5.1]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
CHAPTER 51--COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY 
                                DISABLED
 
PART 51-5_CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  51-5.1  General.




Sec.
51-5.1 General.
51-5.2 Mandatory source requirement.
51-5.3 Scope of requirement.
51-5.4 Purchase exceptions.
51-5.5 Prices.
51-5.6 Shipping.
51-5.7 Payments.
51-5.8 Violations by entities of the Government.

    Authority: 41 U.S.C. 46-48C.

    Source: 56 FR 48981, Sept. 26, 1991, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) Contracting activities are encouraged to assist the Committee 
and the central nonprofit agencies in identifying suitable commodities 
and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who 
are blind or have other severe disabilities so that the Committee can 
attain its objective of increasing employment and training opportunities 
for individuals who are blind or have other severe disabilities. For 
items which appear to be suitable to be furnished by nonprofit agencies, 
the contracting activity should refer the candidate commodities and 
services to the Committee or a central nonprofit agency. If a 
contracting activity decides to procure one or more commodities which 
are similar to a commodity or commodities on the Procurement List, the 
contracting activity should refer the commodities it intends to procure 
to the Committee or a central nonprofit agency.
    (b) Contracting activities shall provide the Committee and 
designated central nonprofit agencies with information needed to enable 
the Committee to determine whether a commodity or service is suitable to 
be furnished by a nonprofit agency. For commodities, information such as 
the latest solicitation and amendments, bid abstracts, procurement 
history, estimated annual usage quantities, and anticipated date of next 
solicitation issuance and opening may be needed. For services, similar 
information including the statement of work and applicable wage 
determination may be required. In order to assist in evaluating the 
suitability of an Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-76 
conversion, contracting activities should provide a copy of the draft 
statement of work and applicable wage determination to the central 
nonprofit agency upon its request.