FAR 17.501 General.

In plain English

This section explains how agencies buy goods and services through other agencies, usually using indefinite-delivery contracts like Federal Supply Schedules, GWACs, and multi-agency contracts. It sets limits on that practice: agencies cannot use it to get around funding restrictions, to avoid the rules in subpart 7.3, or to step on another agency's authority. For contractors, it matters because it confirms the common contract vehicles used for interagency buys and signals that such acquisitions still carry normal procurement rules.

Applies to: Agencies making interagency acquisitions

What it requires

• Do not use an interagency acquisition to circumvent conditions and limitations imposed on the use of funds.
• Do not use an interagency acquisition to make acquisitions conflicting with any other agency's authority or responsibility.

Key terms: interagency acquisition · indefinite-delivery contracts · Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) · Governmentwide acquisition contracts (GWACs) · multi-agency contracts (MACs)

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