GSA's Method of Procuring Contracts: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Federal Spending Practices and Open Government of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, First Session, February 6, 1979

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Page 112 - Government determines are not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities and of a satisfactory quality; (iii) as to which the Secretary determines the domestic preference to be inconsistent with the public interest; or (iv) as to which the Secretary determines the cost to the Government to be unreasonable. (The foregoing requirements are administered in accordance with Executive Order No. 10582, dated December 17, 1954.) 15.
Page 112 - ... mined or produced in the United States and (B) an end product manufactured in the United States if the cost of the components thereof which are mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 50 percent of the cost of all Its components.
Page 112 - ... means (A) an unmanufactured end product which has been mined or produced in the United States and (B) an end product manufactured in the United States if the cost of the components thereof which are mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States or Canada exceeds 50 percent of the cost of all its components.
Page 112 - States; (ii) which the Government determines are not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities and of a satisfactory quality; (iii) as to which the Secretary determines the domestic preference to be inconsistent with the public interest; or (iv) as to which the Secretary determines the cost to the Government to be unreasonable. (The foregoing requirements are administered in accordance with Executive Order No. 10582, dated December...
Page 94 - I will file it for the record. (The statement follows :) Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, we appreciate the opportunity to appear before this committee to explain the need for and justify the funds requested for fiscal year 1967 to carry out the Bureau's programs in the field of outdoor recreation. The Bureau has been in existence for almost 4 years. We believe that significant accomplishments have been made since its establishment, and we will be glad to discuss these with...
Page 111 - ... means those articles, materials, and supplies, which are to be acquired under this contract for public use; and (iii) a "domestic source end product...
Page 46 - Will you raise your right hand. Do you swear that the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
Page 143 - Specification," as used in this § 11.305, is a clear and accurate description of the technical requirements for a material, product, or service, including the procedure by which It will be determined that the requirements have been met.
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