This part describes the methods by which the Department of Agriculture implements and supplements the Federal Procurement Regulations, and contains procedures which implement and supplement Part 1-1 of the Federal Procurement Regulations (FPR). Subpart 4-1.0-Regulation System SOURCE: The provisions of this Subpart 4-1.0 appear at 35 F.R. 14929, Sept. 25, 1970, unless otherwise noted. § 4-1.001 Scope of subpart. This subpart sets forth introductory information pertaining to the Department of Agriculture Procurement Regulations (AGPR). [41 FR 26009, June 24, 1976] This subpart establishes chapter 4 of the Federal Procurement Regulations System, and describes the relationship of chapter 4 to the FPR. § 4-1.003 Authority. AGPR are issued under 5 U.S.C. 301 and 40 U.S.C. 486(c), or under other authority specifically cited. § 4-1.004 Applicability. § 4-1.004-2 Of Federal Procurement Regulations. Procurement by the Department of Agriculture is subject to the FPR (chapter 1 of this title) except as may be otherwise authorized by law. § 4-1.004-3 Of Agriculture Procurement Regulations. AGPR are prescribed for application to procurement of administrative and operating supplies, equipment, and services, for consumption or use by the Department in carrying out its programs. Certain program functions of the Department are, by reason of special law, exempt from pertinent parts of these regulations; however, they shall be ap § 4-1.006-1 Code arrangement. AGPR are issued in the Code of Federal Regulations as Chapter 4 of Title 41, Public Contracts and Property Management, implementing and supplementing Chapter 1, which constitutes the FPR. § 4-1.006-2 Publication. (a) AGPR are published in looseleaf form for distribution within the Department. Requests to be placed on the distribution list, or for extra copies, should be addressed to the Director, Office of Operations. (b) Those parts of AGPR which are deemed necessary for business concerns, and others properly interested, to understand basic and significant Department procurement regulations which implement, supplement, or deviate from the FPR are published (in Title 41) in the FEDERAL REGISTER. Detailed instructions of interest primarily for internal agency guidance are not so published. [35 FR 14929, Sept. 25, 1970, as amended at 40 FR 6973, Feb. 18, 1975] § 4-1.006-3 Copies. Copies of AGPR in FEDERAL REGISTER and Code of Federal Regulations form may be purchased by the public, at nominal cost, from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. |