(a) The Federal Supply Schedule program, directed and managed
by the General Services Administration (GSA), provides Federal
agencies with a simplified process for obtaining commonly used
supplies and services at prices associated with volume buying.
Indefinite delivery contracts (including requirements contracts)
are established with commercial firms to provide supplies and
services at stated prices for given periods of time. The schedule
contracting office issues publications, titled Federal Supply
Schedules, containing the information necessary for placing
delivery orders with the contractors. Ordering offices issue
delivery orders directly to the schedule contractors for the
required supplies or services. Similar systems of
schedule type contracting are used for automatic data processing
equipment and services, for telecommunications equipment and services
and for military items managed by the Department of Defense. These
systems are not included in the Federal Supply Schedule program
covered by this subpart.
(b) Ordering offices may request copies of schedules by completing
GSA Form 457, FSS Publications Mailing List Application, and
mailing it to the GSA Centralized Mailing Lists Services, 819 Taylor
Street, P.O. Box 17077, Fort Worth, Texas 76102-0077. Copies of GSA
Form 457 and the GSA publication titled 'GSA Supply Catalog' (which
includes a listing of schedules and information on the use of schedules)
may also be obtained from the above address.
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