FAR 8.603 Purchase priorities
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 8.603
- Type
- Section
- Last amended
- 79 FR 24192 Effective May 29, 2014
- 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
FPI and nonprofit agencies participating in the AbilityOne Program under 41 U.S.C. chapter 85, Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (see subpart 8.7) may produce identical supplies or services. When this occurs, ordering offices 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) AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies.
(2) Federal Prison Industries, Inc., or commercial sources.
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- FAR Subpart 8.7 Acquisition from Nonprofit Agencies Employing People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
Quick answers
What is FAR 8.603?
FAR 8.603 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Purchase priorities".
When was FAR 8.603 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation; Positive Law Codification of Title 41" (79 FR 24192), published Apr 29, 2014 and effective May 29, 2014.
Are changes to FAR 8.603 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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