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agen agency procurement practices APPENDIX Automated Delivery Order available from GSA available through GSA centralized procurement civil agencies civil executive agencies classes of items commercial procurement 000 commercial sources commodity categories common-use items curement Delivery Order system depot program develop directly from commercial Federal Supply Service Fire extinguishers fiscal year 1973 functional end Government Procurement GSA catalogs GSA sales GSA supply sources GSA's supply system identical or similar industrial funding item availability items through GSA January 31 June 19 Laboratory equipment landed cost leadership responsibilities ment mission on Government Motor vehicle needs nonpersonal services obtain Office supplies open market percent permit GSA policies problems procured from commercial procurement 000 omitted procurement data procurement function purchasing offices questionnaire regulations sales to civil Sampling error schedule contractors schedule program SERVICES ADMINISTRATION services available similar items special buying programs statistical survey strator total economic costs total procurement waiver system
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Page 1 - The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, created the General Services Administration...
Page 1 - GSA to provide the Government with an efficient and economical system for procuring and supplying personal property and nonpersonal services. Although the act provides GSA with responsibility for supplying many classes of items, the act allows the Secretary, Department of Defense (DOD). unless the President shall otherwise direct, to exclude DOD, from time to time, from...
Page iv - ... and distribution of commercial products used by Federal agencies. Until statutory authority is provided and until such responsibility is assigned to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, the following actions should be taken: (a) Establish reasonable standards to permit local using installations to buy directly from commercial sources if lower total economic costs to the Government can be achieved.
Page 1 - The regulations also authorize agencies to purchase direct frvru commercial sources (1) in emergency situations, (2) when the item is perishable in nature, or (3) when GSA determines that such procurement will produce the greatest economy to Government. Question 2. At present, are there any regulations that require that the procuring agency purchase recycled goods if available, and within the price range of the goods made from virgin materials? Answer. To our knowledge there are no regulations that...
Page 15 - Although price savings accrue from large volume purchases, this should not be the sole consideration for , using interagency support systems.
Page 18 - Government . -Develop cost data or pricing systems that will permit evaluation of total economic costs to the Government of supplying items through GSA channels for comparison with direct commercial procurement by agencies.
Page iv - GSA with the incentive to retain centralized procurement of items that will result in savings to the Government and eliminate centralized procurement, of items which agencies can procure more economically from commercial distribution systems.