Contracts for Rental of Automobiles by Bureau of Indian Affairs: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives, Eighty-fourth Congress, First Session, June 21, 22, 28, 29, and July 12, 1955

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Page 63 - Covenant against contingent fees The Contractor warrants that no person or selling agency has been employed or retained to solicit or secure this contract upon an agreement or understanding for a commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee...
Page 63 - Contractor further agrees to include in all his subcontracts hereunder a provision to the effect that the subcontractor agrees that the Comptroller General of the United States or any of his duly authorized representatives shall, until the expiration of three years after final payment under the subcontract, have access to and the right to examine any directly pertinent books, documents, papers, and records of such subcontractor, involving transactions related to the subcontract. The term "subcontract...
Page 4 - All purchases and contracts for supplies or services, in any of the Departments of the Government, except for personal services, shall be made by advertising a sufficient time previously for proposals respecting the same, when the public exigencies do not require the immediate delivery of the articles, or performance of the service.
Page 62 - In connection with the performance of work under this contract, the contractor agrees not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, or national origin.
Page 124 - Act and at the end of each six-month period thereafter, there shall be furnished to the Congress a report setting forth the name of each contractor with whom a contract has been entered into pursuant to this...
Page 3 - Unless specifically authorized by the appropriation concerned or other law, no appropriation shall be expended to purchase or hire passenger motor vehicles for any branch of the Government other than those for the use of the President of the United States, the secretaries to the President, or the heads of the executive departments enumerated in 5 USC 1.
Page 210 - Passenger cars and station wagons may be replaced when they have been operated for six years or 60,000 miles, whichever occurs first.
Page 4 - ... (2) when the public exigencies require the immediate delivery of the articles or performance of the service, (3) when only one source of supply is available and the Government purchasing or contracting officer shall so certify, or (4) when the services are required to be performed by the contractor...
Page 62 - ... selection for training, Including apprenticeship. The Contractor agrees to post hereafter in conspicuous places, available for employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the Contracting Officer setting forth the provisions of the nondlscriminatlon clause. (b) The Contractor further agrees to Insert the foregoing provision In all subcontracts hereunder, except subcontracts for standard commercial supplies or raw materials.
Page 210 - The standards prescribed are minimum standards. Executive agencies shall retain motor vehicles which are in usable and workable condition even though the standard permits replacement, provided the item of property can be used or operated an additional period without excessive maintenance cost or substantial reduction in trade-in value.

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