Subpart 14-1.1-Introduction § 14-1.100 Purpose.

Department of the Interior Procurement Regulations are hereby established as Chapter 14 of the Federal Procurement Regulations System in order to provide uniform policies and procedures for procurement of personal property and services by all bureaus and offices of the Department of the Interior in conformity with the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act and regulations thereunder. The material in this subpart explains the relationship of Department of the Interior Procurement Regulations to Federal Procurement Regulations and to other procurement instructions governing Department Interior operations.

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Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 provides a procurement system applicable to purchases of personal property and services by the General Services Administration and by other executive agencies to which the Administrator of General Services, pursuant to section 302 (a) (2) of the Act, has delegated authority to apply the provisions of Title III. The Administrator on March 10, 1959, issued Delegation of Authority 363 (24 F.R. 1921, March 17, 1959) authorizing all executive agencies (except those governed by the Armed Services Procurement Act) to utilize the provisions of Title III, other than section 305, relating to advance payments. The Federal Procurement Regulations System was established by the Administrator in March 1959 (Procurement Circular 1, 24 F.R. 1933, March 17, 1959), to prescribe policies and methods of procurement by all executive agencies acting under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. Executive agencies are authorized by FPR 1-1.008 to prescribe agency regulations to implement, supplement, and deviate from Federal Procurement Regulations. For the Department of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior is empowered by law to prescribe such regulations (5 U.S.C. 22).

§ 14-1.102 Adoption of the Federal Procurement Regulations System.

Pursuant to authority delegated by the Administrator of General Services, the provisions of Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 and Federal Procurement Regulations shall, unless an exception is made by the Secretary for any purchase or class of purchases, govern the procurement of personal property and non-personal services (including construction) by all bureaus and offices of the Department of the Interior.

§ 14-1.103 Relationship.

(a) Chapter 14 implements and supplements the FPR. Material published in the FPR, which has Government-wide applicability, becomes effective throughout the Department of the Interior upon the effective date of the particular FPR issuance. Such material will not be repeated, paraphrased, or otherwise stated in Chapter 14 except to the extent necessary to implement, supplement or authorize deviations from the FPR.

(b) Procurement instructions necessary to implement or supplement the FPR and Chapter 14 will be issued by the Office of the Administrative Assistant Secretary, when necessary to accomplish Department-wide procurement objectives. Such issuances will be promulgated in the Departmental Manual.

(c) Instructions necessary to supplement the FPR, Chapter 14, and the Departmental Manual will be issued by the heads of the bureaus and contracting offices, and by their delegates in subordinate offices.

§ 14-1.104 Applicability.

(a) Chapter 14 applies to all purchases and contracts made by any bureau or office of the Department of the Interior for the procurement of personal property and nonpersonal services (including construction). Unless otherwise specified, it applies to purchases and contracts within and outside the United States.

(b) This chapter shall not be construed or applied in such a way as to impair the exercise of special statutory authority governing the production, sale or exchange of electric energy, the processing and sale of helium gas, or the production and sale of water or other products under the saline water program.

§ 14-1.105 Method of issuance.

All Chapter 14 material deemed necessary for business concerns and others interested to understand basic and significant Department of the Interior procurement policies and procedures will be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER. Other related material will be promulgated in the Departmental Manual, and copies of such material will be made available to interested individuals or organizations upon request.

(a) The numbering system used in Chapter 14 conforms to that of the FPR. Thus, a particular procurement policy or procedure will be identified by the same number in Chapter 14 as in FPR, except that the first digit of the number is 1 (FPR) or 14 (Department of the Interior).

(b) Similarly, procedure and instructions which may be issued by the bureaus and offices of the Department of the Interior will be identified by alphabetical designations immediately following the Departmental Code (14), as illustrated below:

14M

Alaska Railroad.

14N

14R

Office of Saline Water.

14S

14T

14U

14W

National Park Service.

Bureau of Outdoor Recreation.

Bureau of Reclamation.

Bonneville Power Administration.

Southeastern Power Administration.

Southwestern Power Administration.

[27 F.R. 776, Jan. 26, 1962, as amended at 29 F.R. 2452, Feb. 14, 1964]

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