48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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4 sections with “UNICOR”

  • 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.
    …is comparable, purchase the item from FPI following the ordering procedures at http://www.unicor.gov, unless a waiver is obtained in accordance with 8.604; and (4) If the FPI item is not comparable in one or more of the areas of price, qua…
  • FAR 6.302-5 Authorized or required by statute.
    …e made from a specified source or through another agency: (1) Federal Prison Industries (UNICOR)—18 U.S.C. 4124 (see subpart 8.6). (2) Qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind or other severely disabled—41 U.S.C. chapter 85, Committee f…
  • FAR 8.604 Waivers.
    …r. Agencies shall process waiver requests in accordance with the procedures at http://www.unicor.gov.

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.