office machines, work bench and electric accounting machines and components thereof. (b) Household and quarters furniture means furniture normally used in quarters, libraries, dens and reception rooms to include arm chairs, sofas, side chairs, buffets, dining tables, kitchen tables, occasional tables, mirrors, occasional chairs, porch chairs, vanities, wardrobes, and night tables. (c) Hospital furniture means items to include beds (both adjustable and nonadjustable), over-bed tables, bedside tables (cabinet type), ward chairs, and bedside folding screens, but does not include hospital equipment of a special nature. (d) Institutional furniture means items to include chairs, sofas, and tables made of wood, metal or other material either plain or upholstered which are common to institutions, domiciliaries, dormitories, mess halls, and classrooms. § 11-5.5107 Order for services. Orders for repair or refinishing services from GSA sources shall be placed as follows: (a) GSA repair facilities. A delivery order on DD Form 1155 shall be submitted to the GSA regional office which normally serves the procuring activity. (b) Federal Supply Schedules. Delivery orders on DD 1155 will be placed with Federal Supply Schedule contractors. Subpart 11-5.52 Reserved Subpart 11-5.53-Procurement of Prison-Made Supplies § 11-5.5300 Scope of subpart. This subpart is not applicable to supplies both procured and used outside the United States. § 11-5.5301 General. Supplies of classes listed in the "Schedule of Products Made in Federal Penal and Correctional Institutions" shall be purchased in accordance with the policies and procedures set forth in this subpart. § 11-5.5302 Preference between blindmade and prison-made supplies. In any case where similar supplies are manufactured or offered for sale both by Federal penal and correctional institutions and by agencies for the blind, the supplies must be purchased from Federal Prison Industries, Inc., to the extent available. § 11-5.5303 Schedule of supplies which are prison made. Supplies which are manufactured by Federal penal and correctional institutions are in strict conformity with Federal specifications. These supplies are listed in the "Schedule of Products Made in Federal Penal and Correctional Institutions" (referred to in this Subpart 11-5.53 as the "Schedule"). Copies of the Schedule are available from Department of Justice, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., 101 Indiana Avenue NW., Washington, D.C., 20537. § 11-5.5304 Mandatory procurement of prison-made supplies. § 11-5.5304-1 Mandatory procurement from Federal Prison Industries, Inc. Supplies listed in the Schedule shall be procured directly from Federal Prison Industries, Inc., when: (a) Supplies require overseas packing or packaging; (b) Supplies are required in carload lots as described in Consolidated Freight Classification for the commodity concerned; or (c) Supplies are required in less than carload lots but are not stocked by GSA stores depots. § 11-5.5304-2 Mandatory procurement of prison-made supplies from GSA stores depots. Supplies listed in the Schedule which are required in less than carload lots and which are stocked by GSA stores depots shall be procured from such depots, except that procurement shall be made directly from Federal Prison Industries, Inc., when: (a) The procuring activity or installation is so located that it is more practicable and economical to procure directly from Federal Prison Industries, Inc., rather than from or through the General Services Administration; or, (b) The General Services Administration stores depots is temporarily unable to furnish the required supplies, in which instance the depot will so advise the procuring activity or installation so that procurement may be made directly from Federal Prison Industries, Inc. § 11-5.5305 Nonmandatory procurement of prison-made supplies. Contracting officers are encouraged to utilize the facilities of Federal Prison Industries, Inc., to the maximum extent practicable in the procurement of supplies which are not listed in the Schedule, but which are nevertheless of a type manufactured in Federal penal and correctional institutions. § 11-5.5306 Procurement procedures. § 11-5.5306-1 Procurement from Federal Prison Industries, Inc. Procurement directly from Federal Prison Industries, Inc., will be made by placing a delivery order, using DD Form 1155, Order for Supplies and Services with Department of Justice, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., 101 Indiana Avenue NW., Washington, D.C., 20537. § 11-5.5306-2 Procurement from GSA stores depots. Either DD Form 1155 or DD Form 1348 shall be used to obtain prison-made supplies from GSA stores depots. § 11-5.5307 Exception. Supplies listed in the Schedule may be procured through National Industries for the Blind or from commercial sources without securing clearance from Federal Prison Industries, Inc., under any of the following conditions: In addition to the exceptions provided in § 11-5.5307, the Coast Guard may procure through National Industries for the Blind or from commercial sources, supplies of the types listed in the Schedule to the extent only that such procurement is specifically authorized in clearances issued by Federal Prison Industries, Inc., as set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section. (a) General clearances are issued by Federal Prison Industries, Inc., when classes of supplies are not available from Federal penal and correctional institutions, or when it is otherwise in the best interest of the Government to allow procurement of those classes of supplies from agencies for the blind or other commercial sources. Purchase orders or contracts written pursuant to general clearance need not be supported by a copy of the clearance, but the clearance number must be cited on the purchase order or contract as well as on the initial voucher. (b) Formal clearances are issued in response to requests initiated by procuring activities or installations desiring to procure from agencies for the blind or from commercial sources, supplies of the type listed in the Schedule when such supplies are not covered by a general clearance. Requests for formal clearances shall be addressed to the Department of Justice, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Washington, D.C., 20537. Actual purchase of the required supplies shall not be consummated prior to the issuance of a formal clearance. A copy of the clearance certificate must be attached to the initial voucher. Subpart 11-5.54-Procurement of Blind-Made Supplies § 11-5.5400 Scope of subpart. This subpart is applicable to the procurement of supplies within the United States. § 11-5.5401 General. Supplies listed in the Schedule of Blind-Made Products shall be procured in accordance with the policies and procedures set forth in this Subpart 11-5.54. § 11-5.5402 Schedule of supplies which are blind-made products. Supplies manufactured by agencies for the blind are listed in the Schedule of Blind-Made Products, hereinafter referred to as the "Schedule," copies of which may be obtained from any of the General Services Administration regional offices or depots listed in § 11-5.5103. Items available from stocks at GSA depots are so identified on the schedule. Except as provided in § 11-5.5302, supplies listed in the schedule shall be procured as follows: (a) Orders for centrally managed supplies shall be placed through the National Industry for the Blind in accordance with § 11-5.5404-1. (b) Orders for supplies which are available from GSA shall be submitted to the stores depots which can best serve the procuring activity or installation, except that when one of the conditions set forth below is present, procurement shall be through National Industries for the Blind: (1) Supplies require oversea packaging or packing; (2) Supplies are required in carload lots as described in the Consolidated Freight Classification for the commodity concerned; (3) Supplies are stocked by General Services Administration Stores Depots, but the procuring activity or installation is so located that it is more practicable and economical to purchase directly from the agency for the blind which manufactures the supplies, rather than from the stores depot; (4) The schedule indicates that the supplies are not stocked by General Services Administration Stores Depots; or (5) Delivery requirements cannot be met. (c) Supplies listed in the schedule may be procured from commercial sources under any of the conditions set forth below without securing clearance: (1) Military necessity requires delivery within two weeks and the National Industries for the Blind cannot give assurance of positive availability; or (2) The procurement is for $25 or less. § 11-5.5404 Procurement procedures. § 11-5.5404-1 Through National Indus tries for the Blind. When procurement of blind-made supplies is to be effected through the National Industries for the Blind, such procurement shall be made by submitting directly to the National Industries for the Blind, 1120 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y., 10036, a request, in letter form, for an allocation. Upon receipt of the request, requirements will be allocated by the National Industries for the Blind, and the procuring activity will be notified of the name and location of the agency designated to manufacture the requirements. Upon receipt of such notification, a delivery order (DD Form 1155) shall be issued to the designated agency for the blind and a copy thereof will be forwarded to the National Industries for the Blind. Such orders may be issued without limitation as to dollar amount and shall be recorded as an obligation upon issuance. in 30 days from the date of authorization or such additional period as may be authorized by the National Industries for the Blind. § 11-5.5406 Optional procurement of blind-made supplies. Supplies of any type or classification may be procured from agencies for the blind in any quantity, including less than carload lots when such agency is the low bidder or offeror in response to an invitation for bids or request for proposal. |