FAR 8.601 General
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 8.601
- Type
- Section
- Last amended
- 70 FR 18954 Effective Apr 11, 2005
- Text as of
- FAC 2026-01
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.
Text
(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 and correctional institutions through the sale of its supplies and services to Government agencies (18 U.S.C. 4121-4128).
(c) FPI diversifies its supplies and services to minimize adverse impact on private industry.
(d) Supplies manufactured and services performed by FPI are listed in the FPI Schedule, which can be accessed at http://www.unicor.gov or by submitting a written request to Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20534.
(e) Agencies are encouraged to purchase FPI supplies and services to the maximum extent practicable.
Federal Register history
Quick answers
What is FAR 8.601?
FAR 8.601 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "General".
When was FAR 8.601 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation; Purchases From Federal Prison Industries-Requirement for Market Research" (70 FR 18954), published Apr 11, 2005 and effective Apr 11, 2005.
Are changes to FAR 8.601 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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