How does the Forest Service acquire products and services?
The Forest Service employs a variety of procedures when purchasing on the open market. These procedures, governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the USDA Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR), are recapped below. The FAR is available on the Internet at www.arnet.gov/far/ and the AGAR is available at www.usda.gov/procurement/policy/agar.html.
