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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 8: Required Sources of Supplies and Services › Subpart 8.7

FAR 8.713 Optional acquisition of supplies and 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 section allows ordering offices to buy supplies and services that are not on the Procurement List from an AbilityOne participating nonprofit agency, as long as that agency is the low responsive, responsible offeror under a solicitation issued through other authorized acquisition methods. It also says ordering offices should send solicitations to AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies that may be qualified to provide what is needed.

Applies to: Ordering offices acquiring supplies and services not on the Procurement List

Key terms: Procurement List · AbilityOne participating nonprofit agency · low responsive, responsible offeror · solicitation · ordering offices

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

The text

(a) Ordering offices may acquire supplies and services not included on the Procurement List from a AbilityOne participating nonprofit agency that is the low responsive, responsible offeror under a solicitation issued by other authorized acquisition methods.

(b) Ordering offices should forward solicitations to AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies that may be qualified to provide the supplies or services required.

Sections that refer to it

← 8.712 Specification changes. · 8.714 Communications with the central nonprofit agencies and the Committee. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 8

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

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