Does the Committee ever place a portion of the total Government requirement for a product or service on the Procurement List?
Yes. Occasionally, the Committee will add only a portion of the Government’s requirement for a particular product or service to the Procurement List. This approach is normally followed when taking the entire Government requirement would have a severe adverse impact on the current contractor. This is also the case when the Government’s requirements exceed the capability of the nonprofit agency(ies) proposing to provide the product or service or when the Government wishes to have multiple contractor sources. Under such circumstances, a portion of the requirement is obtained through the AbilityOne Procurement List addition process, while the remaining portion is competitively procured from commercial sources. The Code of Federal Regulations (41 CFR Part 51-2.5 and 41 CFR Part 51- 5.3(a)) allows for this procedure. What is “Severe Adverse Impact?” “Severe Adverse Impact” is a determination the Committee makes when considering whether a product or service is suitable for addition to the Abi
Yes. Occasionally, the Committee will add only a portion of the Government’s requirement for a particular product or service to the Procurement List. This approach is normally followed when taking the entire Government requirement would have a severe adverse impact on the current contractor. This is also the case when the Government’s requirements exceed the capability of the nonprofit agency(ies) proposing to provide the product or service or when the Government wishes to have multiple contractor sources. Under such circumstances, a portion of the requirement is obtained through the JWOD Procurement List addition process, while the remaining portion is competitively procured from commercial sources. The Code of Federal Regulations (41 CFR Part 51-2.5 and 41 CFR Part 51- 5.3(a)) allows for this procedure.
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