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FAR Clause

52.208-9

Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply or Services.
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Effective Date
MAY 2014
Active Deviations
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Versions
1 (since 2017-01-01)
RFO
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52.208-9 Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply or Services.

As prescribed in 8.005, insert the following clause:

Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply or Services (MAY 2014)

(a) Certain supplies or services to be provided under this contract for use by the Government are required by law to be obtained from nonprofit agencies participating in the program operated by the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (the Committee) under 41 U.S.C. 8504. Additionally, certain of these supplies are available from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the General Services Administration (GSA), or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Contractor shall obtain mandatory supplies or services to be provided for Government use under this contract from the specific sources indicated in the contract schedule.

(b) The Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer if a mandatory source is unable to provide the supplies or services by the time required, or if the quality of supplies or services provided by the mandatory source is unsatisfactory. The Contractor shall not purchase the supplies or services from other sources until the Contracting Officer has notified the Contractor that the Committee or an AbilityOne central nonprofit agency has authorized purchase from other sources.

(c) Price and delivery information for the mandatory supplies is available from the Contracting Officer for the supplies obtained through the DLA/GSA/VA distribution facilities. For mandatory supplies or services that are not available from DLA/GSA/VA, price and delivery information is available from the appropriate central nonprofit agency. Payments shall be made directly to the source making delivery. Points of contact for AbilityOne central nonprofit agencies are:

(1) National Industries for the Blind, 1310 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1691, (703) 310-0500; and

(2) NISH, 8401 Old Courthouse Road, Vienna, VA 22182, (571) 226-4660.

(End of clause)

[61 FR 2631, Jan. 26, 1996, as amended at 61 FR 67430, Dec. 20, 1996; 66 FR 65368, Dec. 18, 2001; 67 FR 56120, Aug. 30, 2002; 69 FR 34230, June 18, 2004; 71 FR 36941, June 28, 2006; 73 FR 53995, Sept. 17, 2008; 78 FR 80379, Dec. 31, 2013; 79 FR 24215, Apr. 29, 2014]
8.005
Insert the clause at 52.208-9, Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply and Services, in solicitations and contracts that require a contractor to provide supplies or services for Government use that are on the Procurement List maintained by the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. The contracting officer shall identify in the contract schedule the supplies or services that shall be purchased from a mandatory source and the specific source.
Prescription data sourced from eCFR as of 2026-06-10 03:16 UTC. Cross-references within the prescription are not resolved automatically.

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FAR FAR Prescription 8.005
Insert the clause at 52.208-9, Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply and Services, in solicitations and contracts that require a contractor to provide supplies or services for Government use that are on the Procurement List maintained by the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. The contracting officer shall identify in the contract schedule the supplies or services that shall be purchased from a mandatory source and the specific source.

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Version History

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RFO Version

Comparison of the codified eCFR text against the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul revision. Highlights show additions (green) and deletions (red, struck through).

Clause Text

Substantive changes. The RFO version differs materially from the eCFR text.
eCFR (codified)
RFO (implemented)
Unchanged
52.208-9 Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply or Services.
eCFR (codified)
RFO (implemented)
1 added, 1 removed
As prescribed in 8.005, insert the following clause:
As prescribed in 8.105-1(b), insert the following clause:
2 added, 2 removed
Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply or Services (MAY 2014)
Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply or Services (Deviation Date)
9 added, 1 removed
(a)
8504. Additionally, certain of these supplies are available from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the General Services Administration (GSA), or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Contractor shall obtain mandatory supplies or services to be provided for Government use under this contract from the specific sources indicated in the contract schedule.
(a)
8504. The Committee operates under the name AbilityOne Commission. Additionally, some of these supplies are available from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the General Services Administration (GSA), or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Contractor shall obtain mandatory supplies or services to be provided for Government use under this contract from the specific sources indicated in the contract schedule.
2 added, 1 removed
(1)
(1) National Industries for the Blind, 1310 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1691, (703) 310-0500; and
(1)
(1) National Industries for the Blind (www.NIB.org), 1310 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1691, (703) 310-0500; and
2 added, 1 removed
(2)
(2) NISH, 8401 Old Courthouse Road, Vienna, VA 22182, (571) 226-4660.
(2)
(2) NISH/SourceAmerica (www.SourceAmerica.org), 8401 Old Courthouse Road, Vienna, VA 22182, (571) 226-4660.
57 removed
[61 FR 2631, Jan. 26, 1996, as amended at 61 FR 67430, Dec. 20, 1996; 66 FR 65368, Dec. 18, 2001; 67 FR 56120, Aug. 30, 2002; 69 FR 34230, June 18, 2004; 71 FR 36941, June 28, 2006; 73 FR 53995, Sept. 17, 2008; 78 FR 80379, Dec. 31, 2013; 79 FR 24215, Apr. 29, 2014]

Prescription

Substantive changes. The RFO prescription differs materially from the eCFR prescription.
eCFR (codified)
RFO (implemented)
Unchanged
52.208-9 Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply or Services.: Prescription
eCFR (codified)
RFO (implemented)
4 added, 36 removed
(b)
Insert the clause at 52.208-9, Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply and Services, in solicitations and contracts that require a contractor to provide supplies or services for Government use that are on the Procurement List maintained by the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. The contracting officer shall identify in the contract schedule the supplies or services that shall be purchased from a mandatory source and the specific source.
(b)
(b) Contract clause. Insert the clause at 52.208-9, Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply and Services, in solicitations and contracts that require a contractor to provide supplies or services for Government use that are on the Procurement List maintained by the Committee.

Source: acquisition.gov RFO Part 52 · Prescribing Part 8

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