DAU FAC 889 Section 889 Prohibitions on Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

DAU FAC 889 Section 889 Prohibitions on Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment The Commission maintains the Procurement List of all supplies and services required to be purchased from AbilityOne Nonprofit Agencies at . The U. S. AbilityOne Commission is composed of 15 members appointed by the President. Eleven are from federal agencies and four are from the private sector. Two members representing individuals with sight impairment or blindness and two representing individuals who have other significant disabilities. SourceAmerica and National Institute for the Blind (NIB) are Central Nonprofit Agencies, not government agencies, and they perform multiple roles representing their network of qualified AbilityOne NPAs Once supplies or services have been recommended for addition to the Procurement List (PL), and negotiation with the participating nonprofit agencies (NPAs) is completed, the ____________ can use the authority of FAR 6.302-5, "Authorized or Required by Statute" to make sole source procurements for items recommended to be added to the PL. Federal Agencies (Program Managers, Contracting Officers, contract specialists, Purchase Card holders, etc.) through their decisions to add supplies and services to the Procurement List and buy supplies and services on the Procurement List provide participating nonprofit agencies the means to create employment opportunities for people who are blind or have significant disabilities. Contract specialists must review the PL when conducting market research to ensure required sources of supplies and services are considered. If the same service is on both the FPI schedule and the AbilityOne Procurement List, the product on the Procurement List should be purchased.