FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 8: Required Sources of Supplies and Services › Subpart 8.7
FAR 8.714 Communications with the central nonprofit agencies and the Committee.
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 provides the contact addresses and phone numbers for the central nonprofit agencies and the Committee. It matters to contractors because it tells them where to direct communications or referrals related to the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act program.
Applies to: Contractors communicating with central nonprofit agencies or the Committee
Key terms: central nonprofit agencies · Committee
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) The addresses of the 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.
(b) Any matter requiring referral to the Committee shall be addressed to: Executive Director of the Committee, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 10800, Arlington, VA 22202-3259.
← 8.713 Optional acquisition of supplies and services. · 8.715 Replacement commodities. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 8
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Parts 8, 12, 13, 15, 38, 44, and 51 ↗ · proposed 2026-09-18 · comments due 2026-10-19
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds ↗ · final rule 2025-08-27 · effective 2025-10-01
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition ↗ · proposed 2025-01-15 · comments due 2025-03-17
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Rerepresentation of Size and Socioeconomic Status ↗ · final rule 2025-01-03 · effective 2025-01-17
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds ↗ · proposed 2024-11-29 · comments due 2025-01-28
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-04-22 · effective 2024-05-22
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.