48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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5 sections with “FPI Schedule”

  • FAR 8.601 General.
    (a) Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI), also referred to as UNICOR, is a self-supporting, wholly owned Government corporation of the District of Columbia. (b) FPI provides training and employment for prisoners confined in Federal penal …
  • FAR 8.602 Policy.
    …) of this section, agencies shall— (1) Before purchasing an item of supply listed in the FPI Schedule, conduct market research to determine whether the FPI item is comparable to supplies available from the private sector that best meet the…
  • FAR 8.604 Waivers.
    FPI may grant a waiver for purchase of supplies in the FPI Schedule from another source. FPI waivers ordinarily are of the following types: (a) General or blanket waivers issued when classes of supplies are not available from FPI. (b) For…
  • FAR 8.605 Exceptions.
    Purchase from FPI is not mandatory and a waiver is not required if— (a)(1) The contracting officer makes a determination that the FPI item of supply is not comparable to supplies available from the private sector that best meet the Governm…
  • FAR 42.1503 Procedures.
    …refore be marked “Source Selection Information”. Evaluation of Federal Prison Industries (FPI) performance may be used to support a waiver request (see 8.604) when FPI is a mandatory source in accordance with subpart 8.6. The completed eval…

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.