48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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6 sections with “Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI)”

  • FAR 18.106 Acquisitions from Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI).
    Purchase from FPI is not mandatory and a waiver is not required if public exigency requires immediate delivery or performance (see 8.605(b)).
  • FAR 19.502-7 Inclusion of Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
    When using competitive procedures in accordance with 8.602(a)(4), agencies shall include Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI), in the solicitation process and consider a timely offer from FPI.
  • 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 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside.
    …asic clause: (c) General. (1) Offers are solicited only from small business concerns and Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI). Offers received from concerns that are not small business concerns or FPI shall be considered nonresponsive and…
  • FAR 8.603 Purchase priorities.
    …ices shall purchase supplies and services in the following priorities: (a) Supplies. (1) Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (41 U.S.C. 8504). (2) AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies. (3) Commercial sources. (b) Services. (1) Abilit…
  • FAR 42.1503 Procedures.
    …d decisions, and should therefore 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 subp…

FAR (chapter 1)

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