Regulations last checked for updates: Jun 01, 2024

Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: May 30, 2024
208.404 - 208.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.

(a)(i) If only one offer is received in response to an order exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold that is placed on a competitive basis, the procedures at 215.371 apply.

(ii) Departments and agencies shall comply with the review, approval, and reporting requirements established in accordance with subpart 217.7 when placing orders for supplies or services in amounts exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold.

(iii) When a schedule lists both foreign and domestic items that will meet the needs of the requiring activity, the ordering office must apply the procedures of part 225 and FAR part 25, Foreign Acquisition. When purchase of an item of foreign origin is specifically required, the requiring activity must furnish the ordering office sufficient information to permit the determinations required by part 225 and FAR part 25 to be made.

(iv) Use the provisions at 252.215-7007, Notice of Intent to Resolicit, and 252.215-7008, Only One Offer, as prescribed at 215.371-6 and 215.408(3), respectively.

[77 FR 39137, June 29, 2012, as amended at 78 FR 38235, June 26, 2013; 80 FR 67255, Oct. 30, 2015; 83 FR 30825, June 29, 2018]
208.405 - 208.405 Ordering procedures for Federal Supply Schedules.

(1) Include an evaluation factor regarding supply chain risk (see subpart 239.73) when acquiring information technology, whether as a service or as a supply, that is a covered system, is a part of a covered system, or is in support of a covered system, as defined in 239.7301.

(2) See 215.101-2-70 for the limitations and prohibitions on the use of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process, which are applicable to orders placed under Federal Supply Schedules.

(3) See 217.7801 for the prohibition on the use of reverse auctions for personal protective equipment and aviation critical safety items.

(4) See 204.7603 for procedures on the required use of the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) risk assessments.

(i) The contracting officer shall ensure SPRS assessments of price risk and supplier risk are considered as a part of the award decision.

(ii) When placing an order with a schedule contractor for an end product identified by a material identifier that is available as described at PGI 204.7603, and item risk was not previously considered during award of the schedule contract, the contracting officer shall also consider SPRS assessments of item risk in the award decision.

(iii) Use the provision at 252.204-7024, Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System, as prescribed in 204.7604 to the extent permitted by the Federal Supply Schedule.

[80 FR 67251, Oct. 30, 2015, as amended at 84 FR 50788, Sept. 26, 2019; 88 FR 17338, Mar. 22, 2023]
208.405-6 - 208.405-6 Limiting sources.

For an order or blanket purchase agreement (BPA) exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold that is a follow-on to an order or BPA for the same supply or service previously issued based on a limiting sources justification citing the authority at FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B) or (C), follow the procedures at PGI 208.405-6.

[80 FR 21657, Apr. 20, 2015]
§ 208.406 - Ordering activity responsibilities.
§ 208.406-1 - Order placement.

Follow the procedures at PGI 208.406-1 when ordering from schedules.

[71 FR 14107, Mar. 21, 2006]
authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1
source: 56 FR 36306, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 48 CFR 208.404