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FAR 52.208-9 Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply or Services.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This clause requires the contractor to buy certain supplies or services for Government use only from mandatory sources, such as nonprofit agencies in the AbilityOne program or DLA, GSA, or VA, as listed in the contract schedule. If a mandatory source cannot deliver on time or provides poor quality, the contractor must tell the Contracting Officer right away and cannot buy elsewhere until authorized.

Applies to: Contractors providing supplies or services for Government use under this contract

What it requires

  • Obtain mandatory supplies or services from the specific sources indicated in the contract schedule
  • Immediately notify the Contracting Officer if a mandatory source cannot provide the supplies or services on time or if quality is unsatisfactory
  • Do not purchase from other sources until the Contracting Officer notifies the contractor that the Committee or an AbilityOne central nonprofit agency has authorized it
  • Make payments directly to the source making delivery

Key terms: mandatory sources · Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled · AbilityOne central nonprofit agency · contract schedule · Contracting Officer

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

As prescribed in 8.005, insert the following clause:

Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply or Services (MAY 2014)

(a) Certain supplies or services to be provided under this contract for use by the Government are required by law to be obtained from nonprofit agencies participating in the program operated by the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (the Committee) under 41 U.S.C. 8504. Additionally, certain of these supplies are available from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the General Services Administration (GSA), or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Contractor shall obtain mandatory supplies or services to be provided for Government use under this contract from the specific sources indicated in the contract schedule.

(b) The Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer if a mandatory source is unable to provide the supplies or services by the time required, or if the quality of supplies or services provided by the mandatory source is unsatisfactory. The Contractor shall not purchase the supplies or services from other sources until the Contracting Officer has notified the Contractor that the Committee or an AbilityOne central nonprofit agency has authorized purchase from other sources.

(c) Price and delivery information for the mandatory supplies is available from the Contracting Officer for the supplies obtained through the DLA/GSA/VA distribution facilities. For mandatory supplies or services that are not available from DLA/GSA/VA, price and delivery information is available from the appropriate central nonprofit agency. Payments shall be made directly to the source making delivery. Points of contact for AbilityOne central nonprofit agencies are:

(1) National Industries for the Blind, 1310 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1691, (703) 310-0500; and

(2) NISH, 8401 Old Courthouse Road, Vienna, VA 22182, (571) 226-4660.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 52.208-8 [Reserved] · 52.209-1 Qualification Requirements. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 52

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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