CHAPTER 5A-FEDERAL SUPPLY SERVICE, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Page 422 472 505 516 521 525 550 556 558 560 Part 5A-1 5A-2 5A-3 5A-5 5A-6 5A-7 5A-8 5A-9 5A-10 5A-11 5A-12 5A-14 5A-16 5A-19 5A-26 5A-30 5A-53 5A-60 5A-71 5A-72 5A-73 5A-74 5A-76 General... 562 577 581 583 591 593 601 622 631 633 658 687 697 . . O 30-104 0–79_-28 5A-1.101 Scope of subpart. 5A-1.102 General Services Administration Procurement Regulations (GSPR). 5A-1.103 Relationship of GSPR Chapter 5A to the FPR. 5A-1.104 Applicability. 5A-1.105 Exclusions. 5A-1.106 Method of issuance. 5A-1.107 Arrangement. 5A-1.107-1 General plan. 5A-1.107-2 Numbering. 5A-1.107-3 Cross-references. 5A-1.108 Citation. 5A-1.109 Deviation. Subpart 5A-1.2-Definition of Terms 5A-1.206 Head of the procuring activity. 5A-1.250 Procuring director. Subpart 5A-1.3-General Policies 5A-1.304 Designation of solicitation open ing time. 5A-1.305 Specifications. 5A-1.305-2 Exceptions to mandatory use of Federal specifications. 5A-1.305-3 Deviations from Federal speci fications. 5A-1.305-6 Military and departmental specifications. 5A-1.305-50 Use and availability of specifi cations and standards. 5A-1.305-70 Processing waivers and devi. ations. 5A-1.306 Standards. 5A-1.307 Purchase descriptions. 5A-1.307-1 Applicability. 5A-1.307-4 Brand name products or equal. 5A-1.307-5 Limitations on use of "brand name or equal" purchase descriptions 5A-1.307-6 Invitations for bids, "brand name or equal" descriptions. 5A-1.307-7 Bid evaluation and award. "brand name or equal" descriptions. 5A-1.307-8 Procedure for negotiated pro curements and small purchases. 5A-1.311 Priorities, allocations, and allot. ments. 5A-1.315 Use of liquidated damages provi sions in procurement contracts. 5A-1.315-2 Policy. 5A-1.316 Time of delivery or performance. 5A-1.316-2 General. 5A-1.316-3 Factors to be considered. 5A-1.316-4 Terms. 5A-1.316-5 Time of delivery clauses. 5A-1.317 Noncollusive bids and proposals. 5A-1.318 Disputes clause. Sec. 5A-1.318-1 Contracting officer's decision under the Disputes clause. 5A-1.350 Advance notices of contract award. 5A-1.352 Contract numbering, 5A-1.352-1 Contracts required to be num bered. 5A-1.352-2 Numbering system. 5A-1.352-3 Numbering of small contracts. 5A-1.352-4 Contract Register. 5A-1.370 Warranties. 5A-1.370-1 General. 5A-1.370-2 Policy. 5A-1.370-3 Use of a warranty. 5A-1.370-4 Warranty clause for supply contracts. 5A-1.370-5 Warranty statement in pur chase orders. 5A-1.371 Notification of proposed substan tial awards and awards involving con gressional interest. 5A-1.372–5A-1.374 (Reserved) 5A-1.375 Forms for recommending award(s). 5A-1.376 Options. 5A-1.376-1 Applicability. 5A-1.376-2 Exercise of options. Subpart 5A-1.4-Procurement Responsibility and Authority 5A-1.402 Authority of contracting officers. 5A-1.402-70 General responsibility of con tracting officers. 5A-1.402-71 Responsibility for assuring the availability of funds. 5A-1.402-72 Applicable penal statutes. 5A-1.404 Selection, designation, and termi. nation of designation of contracting offi cers. 5A-1.404-2 Designation. 5A-1.404-3 Termination of appointment of contracting officer. 5A-1.404-70 Contracting officers' repre sentatives. 5A-1.450 Participation of legal counsel in the procurement process. Subpart 5A-1.5—Contingent Fees 5A-1.507 Use of Standard Form 119. Subpart 5A-1.6–Dobarred, Suspended, and Ineligible Bidders 5A-1.602 Establishment and maintenance of a list of concerns or individuals de barred, suspended, or declared ineligible. 5A-1.604-1 Procedural requirements relat ing to the imposition of debarment. 5A-1.605 Suspension of bidders. Subpart 5A-1.7-Small Business Concerns 5A-1.700 General. 5A-1.701-8 Class set-asides for small busi ness concerns. Subpart 5A-1.12- Responsible Prospective Contractors Sec. 5A-1.1205 Procedures for determining re sponsibility of prospective contractors. 5A-1.1205-2 When information will be ob tained. 5A-1.1205-4 Preaward surveys. 5A-1.1206 Subcontractor responsibility. Sec. 5A-1.703-2 Protest regarding small busi ness status. 5A-1.704 Agency program direction and op erations. 5A-1.704-1 Program direction. 5A-1.704-2 Program operations. 5A-1.706 Procurement set-asides for small business. 5A-1.706-1 General. 5A-1.706-5 Total set-asides. 5A-1.706-6 Partial set-asides. 5A-1.706-50 Documentation and review of procurements not set-aside for small business. 5A-1.706-51 Documentation and review of small business set-aside determinations. 5A-1.708 Certificate of competency pro gram. 5A-1.710 Subcontracting with small busi ness concerns. Subpart 5A-1.13-Minority Business Enterprises 5A-1.1310 Subcontracting with minority business enterprises. 5A-1.1310-50 Minority Business Subcon tracting Program. 5A-1.1310-51 Marketing, management, and technical assistance. Subpart 5A-1.8-Labor Surplus Area Concerns 5A-1.804 Partial set-asides for labor sur plus areas. 5A-1.804-1 General. 5A-1.804-2 Notice to bidders or offerors. 5A-1.804-3 Award procedures on the set. aside portion. 5A-1.807 Report on procurement in labor surplus areas. Subpart 5A-1.18-Postaward Orientation of Contractors 5A-1.1800 Scope of subpart. 5A-1.1803 Postaward orientation confer ences. 5A-1.1803-2 Initial action. 5A-1.1803-4 Participants. 5A-1.1803-5 Conference procedure. 5A-1.1805 Reports. Subpart 5A-1.9-Reporting Possible Antitrust Violations 5A-1.901 General. 5A-1.902 Documents to be transmitted. Subpart 5A-1.10—Publicizing Procurement Actions 5A-1.1003 Synopses of proposed procure ments. 5A-1.1003-1 Department of Commerce Synopses. 5A-1.1003-7 Preparation and transmittal. 5A-1.1003-70 Synopses of amendments to solicitations for offers. 5A-1.1004 Synopses of contract awards. 5A-1.1004-1 Preparation and transmittal. 5A-1.1007 Responsibility for conformance with synopsizing program. Subpart 5A-1.50—Report 5A-1.5000 Scope of subpart. 5A-1.5001 Report on procurement by civil ian executive agencies. 5A-1.5004 Synopses of proposed procure ments. 5A-1.5005 Synopses of contract awards. 5A-1.5009 Report of identical bids. 5A-1.5010 Notice of award of contracts subject to the Walsh-Healey Public Con tracts Act. 5A-1.5071 Reporting possible antitrust vio lations. 5A-1.5074 Report of vendor performance. 5A-1.5075 Contingent or other fees. 5A-1.5082 Aid to labor surplus areas. 5A-1.5083 Unordered contract guaranteed quantities. 5A-1.5083-1 Submission. 5A-1.5083-2 Form. 5A-1.5083-3 Reports control. 5A-1.5083-4. Instructions. Subpart 5A-1.11-Qualified Products 5A-1.1101 Procurement of qualified prod ucts. 5A-1.1101-70 Solicitations. 5A-1.1101-71 Waiver of qualification re quirement. Subpart 5A-1.54_Products or servicos Presented for Procurement Consideration 5A-1.5400 Scope of subpart. 5A-1.5401 Policy. 5A-1.5402 Definitions. 5A-1.5403 Initial referral of inquiries. 5A-1.5404 Processing of inquiries. 5A-1.5405 Processing of completed applica tion forms. Sec. Subpart 5A-1.70—Consumer Product plement Part 1-1 of the Federal Pro- curement Regulations (41 CFR 1-1). (39 FR 800, Jan. 3, 1974) 5A-1.7001 Scope of subpart. 5A-1.7002 Applicability. Subpart 5A-1.1 Introduction 5A-1.7003 Policy. 5A-1.7004 Method of soliciting informa SOURCE: 39 FR 801, Jan. 3, 1974, unless tion. otherwise noted. Subpart 5A-1.71--Criteria for Determining 8 5A-1.101 Scope of subpart. Method of Supply This subpart establishes Chapter 5A 5A-1.7101 General. of the General Services Administra5A-1.7102 Definition of use point. tion Procurement Regulations (41 5A-1.7103 Basic criteria. CFR 5A) states its relationship to the 5A-1.7104 Purchase for storage and issue. 5A-1.7105 Consolidated purchase for direct Federal Procurement Regulations delivery. (FPR), and sets forth other introduc5A-1.7106 Purchase through indefinite de tory information. livery type contracts. 5A-1.7107 Local purchase. 8 5A-1.102 General Services Administra. tion Procurement Regulations (GSPR). Subpart 5A-1.72—Public Relations (a) The General Services Adminis5A-1.7201 Visitors to procurement activi- tration Procurement Regulations ties. (GSPR) are the GSA procurement policies and procedures which, togethSubpart 5A-1.73—Preparation and Distribution er with the Federal Procurement Reg. of Contract Documents ulations, govern GSA procurement 5A-1.7301 Purchase order forms. practices. 5A-1.7301-1 General (b) GSA procurement policies and 5A-1.7301-2 Related orders. procedures applicable to the procure5A-1.7301-3 Purchase order numbering. ment of personal property and nonper. 5A-1.7302 Standard Form 33, Solicitation, sonal services, other than construcOffer, and Award. tion, implementing and supplementing 5A-1.7303 Contracts. the FPR, are prescribed by the Com5A-1.7304 Bills of lading. missioner, FSS, in coordination with Subpart 5A-1.74-Control of Procurement the Commissioner, ADTS, in GSPR Transactions Chapter 5A, GSA procurement poli cies and procedures applicable to the 5A-1.7401 Processing and control of requi. procurement of construction and relatsitions. ed services, implementing and supple menting the FPR, are prescribed by Subpart 5A-1.75—[Reserved) the Commissioner, Public Buildings, in Subpart 5A-1.76—(Reserved) GSPR Chapter 5B. AUTHORITY: Sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390; 40 $ 5A-1.103 Relationship of GSPR Chapter U.S.C. 485(c); and 41 CFR 5-1.101(c). 5A to the FPR. SOURCE: 32 FR 9402, June 30, 1967, unless (a) GSPR Chapter 5A implements otherwise noted. and supplements the FPR and is part of the Federal Procurement Regula$ 5A-1.000 Scope of part. tions System. Material published in This part describes the method by the FPR (which has Government-wide which the General Services Adminis. applicability) becomes effective tration, Federal Supply Service (FSS), throughout GSA upon the effective in coordination with the Automated date of the particular FPR material. Data and Telecommunications Service Such material will generally not be re(ADTS), implements and supplements peated, paraphrased, or otherwise rethe Federal Procurement Regulations stated in GSPR 5A. (41 CFR 1) and contains policies and (b) Implementing material is that procedures which implement and sup- which expands upon related FPR ma terial. Supplementing material is that (39 FR 801, Jan. 3, 1974, as amended at 40 for which there is no counterpart in FR 25450, June 16, 1975) the FPR. (c) Material in Chapter 5A may devi. i $ 5A-1.106 Method of issuance. ate from an FPR provision when a de- (a) All Chapter 5A material deemed viation (see 8 5A-1.109) is explicitly au- necessary for business concerns and thorized. Where Chapter 5A contains others interested, to understand GSA no material implementing the FPR, procurement policies and procedures, the FPR alone will govern. will be published in the FEDERAL REG ISTER. Other related material also may $ 5A-1.104 Applicability. be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER Chapter 5A applies to all purchases when its inclusion will provide a logiand contracts made by the General cal, comprehensive statement of GSA Services Administration for the pro procurement policies and procedures. curement of personal property and (b) GSPR Chapter 5A material pubnon-personal services (excluding con lished in the FEDERAL REGISTER will be struction, building service contracts, published in cumulative form in Chap ter 5A of Title 41 of the Code of Fedand space acquisition). eral Regulations (41 CFR 5A). The 8 5A-1.105 Exclusions. FEDERAL REGISTER and Title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations may be (a) Certain procurement policies and purchased from the Superintendent of procedures which come within the Documents, U.S. Government Printing scope of this chapter nevertheless may Office, Washington, D.C. be excluded therefrom when there is (c) GSPRChapter 5A is issued in justification. These exclusions include looseleaf form on blue paper stock. the following categories: (1) Subject matter which bears a se- $ 5A-1.107 Arrangement. curity classification; (2) Policies or procedures which are $5A-1.107-1 General plan. expected to be effective for a period of Chapter 5A is divided into parts, less than 6 months; subparts, sections, subsections, and (3) Policies and procedures which further subdivisions as necessary. are effective on an experimental basis for a reasonable period; $ 5A-1.107-2 Numbering. (4) Policies or procedures pertaining (a) The numbering system used in to other functions of GSA as well as to Chapter 5A conforms to the FPR procurement functions and where System (see § 1-1.007-2). Thus, a parthere is need to make the issuance ticular procurement policy or proceavailable simultaneously to all employ dure is identified by the same number ees concerned; and in both the FPR and Chapter 5A, (5) Where speed of issuance is essen- except that the first digit of the tial, numerous changes are required, number is either 1 (FPR) or 5A and all necessary changes cannot be (GSPR). made promptly. (b) Where Chapter 5A implements a (b) Procurement policies and proce- part, subpart, section, or subsection of dures issued in other than the FPR the FPR, the implementing part, subSystem format under paragraphs (a) part, section, or subsection of Chapter (4) and (5) of this section, shall be 5A will be numbered (and captioned) codified into Chapter 5A at the earli. to correspond to the FPR part, subest practicable date, but in any event part, section, or subsection. not later than 6 months from date of (c) Where Chapter 5A supplements issuance. the FPR and thus deals with subject (c) One copy of each locally issued matter not contained in the FPR, procurement procedure shall be fur. numbers in the group 50 through 89 nished to the General Services Admin will be assigned to the respective supistration, Federal Supply Service, plementing parts, subparts, or sec(FPP), Washington, DC 20406. tions. |