48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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16 sections with “AbilityOne participating nonprofit agency”

  • 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 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 8.705-1 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 8.701 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 8.705-3 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 8.707 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 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 8.705-2 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 8.706 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 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 8.716 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…

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