48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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10 sections with “AbilityOne central nonprofit agency”

  • 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 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 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 8.711 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 8.705-2 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 (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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