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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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27 sections with “AbilityOne”

  • FAR 9.107 Surveys of nonprofit agencies participating in the AbilityOne Program.
    … 85, determines what supplies and services Federal agencies are required to purchase from AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies serving people who are blind or have other severe disabilities (see Subpart 8.7). The Committee is require…
  • FAR 18.107 AbilityOne specification changes.
    Contracting officers are not held to the notification required when changes in AbilityOne specifications or descriptions are required to meet emergency needs. (See 8.712(d).)
  • FAR 8.701 Definitions.
    …ubpart— Allocation, means an action taken by a central nonprofit agency to designate the AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies that will furnish definite quantities of supplies or perform specific services upon receipt of orders from…
  • FAR 8.704 Purchase priorities.
    …upplies or services on the Procurement List, at prices established by the Committee, from AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies if they are available within the period required. When identical supplies or services are on the Procureme…
  • FAR 8.602 Policy.
    …pply if an exception in 8.605(b) through (g) applies. (c) In some cases where FPI and an AbilityOne participating nonprofit agency produce identical items (see 8.603), FPI grants a waiver to permit the Government to purchase a portion of i…
  • FAR 8.603 Purchase priorities.
    FPI and nonprofit agencies participating in the AbilityOne Program under 41 U.S.C. chapter 85, Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (see subpart 8.7), may produce identical supplies or services. When this oc…
  • FAR 8.703 Procurement List.
    …e maintains a Procurement List of all supplies and services required to be purchased from AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies. The Procurement List may be accessed at: http://www.abilityone.gov. Questions concerning whether a supply…
  • FAR 8.705-1 General.
    … and services on the Procurement List from the central nonprofit agency or its designated AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies, except that supplies identified on the Procurement List as available from DLA, GSA, or VA supply distribu…
  • FAR 8.705-4 Compliance with orders.
    …profit agency shall inform the ordering office of changes in lead time experienced by its AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies to minimize requests for extensions once the ordering office places an order. (b) The ordering office sha…
  • FAR 8.712 Specification changes.
    (a) The contracting activity shall notify the AbilityOne participating nonprofit agency and appropriate central nonprofit agency of any change in specifications or descriptions. In the absence of such written notification, the AbilityOnepar…
  • FAR 8.705-3 Allocation process.
    …g office shall submit a written request for allocation (requesting the designation of the AbilityOneparticipating nonprofit agency to produce the supplies or perform the service) to the central nonprofit agency designated in the Procurement…
  • FAR 8.706 Purchase exceptions.
    … (b) The central nonprofit agency shall promptly grant purchase exceptions when— (1) The AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies cannot provide the supplies or services within the time required, and commercial sources can provide them …
  • FAR 8.707 Prices.
    …contracting office. (d) Price changes shall normally apply to all orders received by the AbilityOne participating nonprofit agency on or after the effective date of the change. In special cases, after considering the views of the ordering …
  • FAR 8.711 Quality complaints.
    …bution division, notify the supplying agency. (2) For supplies or services received from AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies, address complaints to the individual nonprofit agency involved, with a copy to the appropriate central no…
  • FAR 8.713 Optional acquisition of supplies and services.
    …ing 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 …
  • FAR 8.715 Replacement commodities.
    … is replaced by another commodity which has not been previously acquired, and a qualified AbilityOne participating nonprofit agency can furnish the replacement commodity in accordance with the Government's quality standards and delivery sch…
  • FAR 52.208-9 Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply or Services.
    …ources 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 avai…
  • FAR 4.602 General.
    …owned small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, women-owned small business concerns, and AbilityOne nonprofit agencies operating under 41 U.S.C. chapter 85, Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, are sharing…
  • FAR 4.606 Reporting Data.
    …2) Orders from GSA stock and the GSA Global Supply Program. (3) Purchases made at GSA or AbilityOne service stores, as these items stocked for resale have already been reported by GSA. (4) Purchases made using non-appropriated fund activi…
  • FAR 8.700 Scope of subpart.
    … from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (41 CFR Chapter 51), which implements the AbilityOne program.
  • FAR 8.702 General.
    …mining those supplies and services to be purchased by all entities of the Government from AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies; (b) Establishing prices for the supplies and services; and (c) Establishing rules and regulations to im…
  • FAR 8.705-2 Direct-order process.
    …rize ordering offices to transmit orders for specific supplies or services directly to an AbilityOne participating nonprofit agency. The written authorization remains valid until it is revoked by the central nonprofit agency or the Committe…
  • FAR 8.708 Shipping.
    …o designate a method of transportation may result in an excusable delay in delivery. (d) AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies shall include transportation costs for small shipments paid by the nonprofit agencies as an item on the in…
  • FAR 8.710 Quality of merchandise.
    Supplies and services provided by AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies shall comply with the applicable Government specifications and standards cited in the order. When no specifications or standards exist— (a) Supplies shall be of …
  • FAR 8.716 Change-of-name and successor in interest procedures.
    When the Committee recognizes a name change or a successor in interest for an AbilityOneparticipating nonprofit agency providing supplies or services on the Procurement List— (a) The Committee will provide a notice of a change to the Procu…
  • FAR 19.1304 Exclusions.
    …tisfied through award to— (1) Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (see subpart 8.6); or (2) AbilityOne participating non-profit agencies for the blind or severely disabled (see subpart 8.7); (b) Orders under indefinite-delivery contracts (se…
  • FAR 19.1404 Exclusions.
    … satisfied through award to— (1) Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (see Subpart 8.6); (2) AbilityOne participating non-profit agencies for the blind or severely disabled (see Subpart 8.7); (b) Orders under indefinite-delivery contracts (se…

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.