[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 48CFR808.001]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 8--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

 

PART 808_REQUIRED SOURCES OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 808.001  Priorities for use of Government supply sources.



    (a) Procurement will be effected from the following sources in the 

descending order of priority as indicated herein:

    (1) VA excess.

    (2) Other government agencies excess.

    (3) Federal Prison Industries.

    (4) Procurement list of products available from the Committee for 

Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled.

    (5) GSA stock and other Government agency inventory.

    (6) VA decentralized contracts.

    (7) Mandatory Federal Supply Schedule contracts.

    (8) Optional use Federal Supply Schedule contracts.

    (9) Commercial concerns, educational, or nonprofit institutions, as 

applicable.

    (b) Public exigency. A source lower in priority may be utilized in a 

public exigency as defined in FAR 6.302-2 and in Federal Property 

Management Regulation 41 CFR 101-25.101-5. Justification for each 

deviation must be included in the procurement file.

    (c) Eligible Beneficiaries. When it is determined that a therapeutic 

benefit to eligible beneficiaries will result from personal selection of 

shoes, clothing and incidentals, acquisition from the Veterans Canteen 

Service or commercial sources is authorized. When dress shoes similar to 

Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Style No. 86-A are purchased from 

commercial sources, FPI clearance No. 1206 will be cited on the purchase 

document.



[49 FR 12593, Mar. 29, 1984, as amended at 51 FR 23068, June 25, 1986; 

52 FR 28559, July 31, 1987; 54 FR 40063, Sept. 29, 1989; 61 FR 20492, 

May 7, 1996; 63 FR 69219, Dec. 16, 1998]