[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 67 (Friday, April 7, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 17764-17769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8473]



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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 5

RIN 3090-AF68


Implementation Plan for Section 1555 of the Federal Acquisition 
Streamlining Act of 1994; Cooperative Purchasing

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA) requests comments on 
its proposed plan for implementing Section 1555 of the Federal 
Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-355) which deals with 
Cooperative Purchasing. GSA is particularly interested in receiving 
comments on the level of interest on the part of State and local 
governments in using Federal supply schedules and in identifying the 
schedules which are of greatest interest. Any comments on or 
suggestions regarding the determination not to make FSC 65 I B, Drugs 
and pharmaceutical products and FSC 65 VII, Medical equipment and 
supplies available for use by non-Federal users or other aspects of the 
proposed implementation plan are also welcome. Section 1555 amends 
subsection (b) of section 201 of the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481) to authorize the 
Administrator of General Services to provide for use of Federal supply 
schedules of the GSA upon request by a State, any department or agency 
of a State, and any political subdivision of a State, including a local 
government, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the government of an 
Indian tribe (as defined in section 4(e) of the Indian self-determined 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)). The Administrator is 
also authorized to require the authorized entities to reimburse the 
Federal Government for any administrative costs of using the schedules.

DATES: Comments on the proposed implementation plan shall be submitted 
June 6, 1995, to be considered in the formulation of the final 
implementation plan.

[[Page 17765]] ADDRESSES: Interested parties should submit written 
comments to Ms. Marjorie Ashby, General Services Administration, Office 
of GSA Acquisition Policy, 18th and F Streets N.W., Washington, DC 
20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Les Davison, Office of GSA Acquisition Policy, (202) 501-1224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposed Cooperative Purchasing Program Implementation Plan

    1. Purpose. This plan outlines the General Services 
Administration's plan for implementing Section 1555 of the Federal 
Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-355) which authorizes 
cooperative purchasing.
    2. Background. Section 1555 amends subsection (b) of section 201 of 
the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
481) to authorize the Administrator of General Services to provide for 
use of Federal supply schedules of the GSA upon request by a State, any 
department or agency of a State, and any political subdivision of a 
State, including a local government, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
and the government of an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4(e) of 
the Indian self-determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
450b(e)). The Administrator is also authorized to require the 
authorized entities to reimburse the Federal Government for any 
administrative costs of using the schedules.
    The Federal supply schedule program, which is directed and managed 
by GSA, provides Federal agencies with a simplified process of 
acquiring commonly used supplies and services in varying quantities 
while obtaining discounts associated with volume buying. Using 
competitive procedures, indefinite delivery contracts are awarded under 
the program to commercial firms to provide supplies and services at 
stated prices for given periods of time. The contracting office makes 
publications entitled Federal supply schedules available in either 
printed or electronic form. These schedules contain the information 
needed by ordering activities for obtaining catalogs and price lists 
from contractors and placing orders with the contractors. Contractors 
publish and distribute contract pricelists to ordering activities that 
contain detailed marketing information regarding the products or 
services offered by the contractor, ordering information, service, 
warranties, etc. Under the schedules program, ordering activities issue 
delivery orders directly to the contractors, receive shipments, and 
provide contract administration on their individual orders. Although 
GSA awards most Federal supply schedule contracts, GSA may authorize 
other agencies to award schedule contracts and publish schedules; e.g., 
the Department of Veterans Affairs awards schedule contracts for 
certain medical and non-perishable subsistence items.
    3. Definition. ``Federal supply schedule'', as used in this plan, 
means both single award and multiple award schedules awarded by GSA's 
Federal Supply Service and Information Technology Service as well as 
schedules awarded by other Federal agencies pursuant to a delegation of 
authority from GSA (e.g., Department of Veterans Affairs).
    4. Description of various types of schedules.
    a. Single-award schedules. These schedules cover specific products 
at stated prices under contracts with one supplier for delivery to a 
geographical area as defined in the schedule. The majority of items 
included in this type of schedule are commercial items described by 
Federal specifications or Commercial Item Descriptions. Most of these 
schedules contain all information necessary for placing orders. Some 
specify that contractors prepare brochures containing additional 
ordering information, usually dealing with choices of fabric, colors, 
and similar variables.
    b. Multiple-award schedules. These schedules cover contracts 
awarded to more than one supplier for the same generic types of 
supplies or services at varying prices, terms and conditions for 
delivery directly to the ordering activity. Schedule users are provided 
the opportunity to fill their requirements with the item having the 
features which meet their needs and that represents the best value at 
the lowest overall cost. Many of the schedules are established for a 
multi-year period. All multiple award schedule contractors are required 
to prepare and distribute catalogs/price lists which must be used with 
the schedule when preparing orders.
    Multiple award schedules are awarded in accordance with the 
Competition in Contracting Act and are competitive in that 
participation in the program has been open to all responsible sources. 
Orders are placed under contracts using procedures designed to result 
in the acquisition of the lowest overall cost alternative to meet the 
users needs.
    5. Supplies and services available through Federal supply schedule 
program. A wide variety of commercial items are available on Federal 
supply schedules. Federal agencies place approximately 1.9 million 
orders valued at approximately $5.4 billion under approximately 7,000 
schedule contracts each year. While many of the largest corporations 
hold schedule contracts, 75 percent of the schedule contracts are with 
small business concerns. Exhibit 1 provides a listing which identifies 
current Federal supply schedules and states whether the schedule is a 
single or multiple award schedule.
    6. Policy. The General Services Administration intends to make 
schedules (except FSC 65 I B, Drugs and pharmaceutical products and FSC 
65 VII, Medical equipment and supplies--invitro diagnostic substances, 
reagents, test kits and sets) available for use by a State, any 
department or agency of a State, and any political subdivision of a 
State, including a local government, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
and the government of an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4(e) of 
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
450b(e)) upon their request unless a determination is made by the 
Contracting Officer responsible for the applicable schedule that it is 
not appropriate to do so. Schedule contracts will only be established 
to meet the needs of Federal agencies. To the extent that eligible non-
Federal users have a need for the same items or services, they will be 
authorized to use the schedule contracts. Individual schedule 
contractors will be able to elect whether or not to make the products 
or services on schedule available to non-Federal users such as State 
and local governments.
    The Administrator of General Services has made a determination that 
it would not be in the interest of the Federal Government to make FSC 
65 I B, Drugs and pharmaceutical products and FSC 65 VII, Medical 
equipment and supplies--invitro diagnostic substances, reagents, test 
kits and sets, available for use by non-Federal users. Certain unique 
statutory requirements (Pub. L. 102-585, Veterans Health Care Act of 
1992) impacting the pricing and availability of products apply to FSC 
65 I B and FSC 65 VII. These unique statutory requirements when 
combined with the cooperative purchasing provisions would have the 
unintended effect of increasing costs to the Federal users of the 
schedules. Therefore, these schedules will not be made available to 
non-Federal users.
    7. Procedure for requesting authorization to use Federal supply 
schedules. GSA will ask each State and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 
to establish a point of contact for local [[Page 17766]] governments to 
work through in requesting authorization to use schedule contracts. 
This contact will serve as a clearinghouse to verify that the entity 
making the request is indeed either a department or agency of the State 
or Commonwealth or a political subdivision of the State (including 
local governments) or Commonwealth. GSA will use the list of entities 
recognized and eligible for funding and services from the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs which is published pursuant to 25 CFR part 83 to confirm 
eligibility of Indian tribes for purposes of providing authorization to 
use schedule contracts. (See 58 FR 54364-54369, October 21, 1993, for 
the list of entities.)
    8. Conditions for use of Federal supply schedules. Organizations 
that are authorized to use schedule contracts will be required to agree 
to comply with all terms and conditions of the applicable schedule 
contract.
    9. Ordering. Initially, authorized ordering activities will place 
orders directly with schedule contractors in accordance with ordering 
instructions provided in the schedule. In the future (within the next 
3-5 years), GSA envisions all ordering activities, including State and 
local governments, placing orders electronically through an on-line 
system that will provide an electronic catalog of available products 
and prices and permit schedule users to actually place orders once they 
have selected the item(s) to be acquired. GSA will then electronically 
transmit the orders to schedule contracts with direct delivery of the 
items to the ordering activity.
    10. Standard terms and conditions of Federal supply schedule 
contracts. GSA does not intend to establish special terms and 
conditions for individual States or local governments. The terms and 
conditions currently used in schedule contracts will only be revised to 
the extent necessary to recognize the potential for State and local 
governments, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Indian tribes to use 
the schedule contracts. Use of schedule contracts will be optional for 
eligible non-Federal users. Interested parties may obtain a copy of 
typical terms and conditions included in schedule contracts by 
contacting the Office of GSA Acquisition Policy on (202) 501-1224 or 
submitting a written request to the address identified above. In 
addition, ordering activities should note that there may be some 
variations among the terms and conditions of different schedule 
contracts, to address concerns or issues that are unique to a 
particular schedule or an individual contract.
    11. Disputes. All contracts under GSA's schedule program are 
subject to the Contract Disputes Act of 1978. Therefore, any disputes 
regarding orders placed by non-Federal entities will ultimately have to 
be resolved and/or litigated by the Federal agency awarding the 
schedule contract. In order to promote resolution of disputes early and 
without litigation, GSA intends to include a provision in schedule 
contracts that will require authorized ordering activities to agree to 
(a) attempt to use Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) procedures to 
resolve disputes with schedule contractors before referring the matter 
to the responsible Schedule Contracting Officer for issuance of a final 
decision which may be appealed to either the GSA Board of Contract 
Appeals or the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, (b) reimburse the GSA for 
any payments made on behalf of authorized users, whether by settlement 
agreement or by judgment, and (c) set-off against other Federal funds 
due to the non-federal entity to reimburse GSA for payments made to the 
permanent indefinite judgment fund.
    Should GSA, for whatever reason, find itself in a position where a 
non-Federal entity will not pay GSA, GSA has additional controls. The 
first such control is the right of setoff. GSA would issue several 
demand letters to the non-Federal entity. If the entity refuses to pay 
GSA after the demand letters GSA would forward the matter to its 
finance office which would determine if GSA had other assets owing to 
the non-Federal entity. If so, GSA would offset the other amounts owed 
to the entity. If GSA did not have other funds owing to the non-Federal 
entity GSA would request other Federal entities to offset the amount 
owed GSA from the amount, for example, at the Department of 
Transportation (DOT) would owe the non-Federal entity. If the other 
agency, i.e., DOT was not willing to offset such funds, GSA could 
request that the General Accounting Office (GAO) look into the matter 
to determine whether GSA is correct and GAO would direct the Treasury 
Department's Financial Management Service to reprogram the funds 
accordingly.
    If setoff is not a viable option, GSA will require, as a condition 
of a non-Federal entity's use of the schedule program, that the non-
Federal entity agree to reimburse GSA for losses incurred by the entity 
or its subordinate entities. The effect of this agreement would be that 
the entity would in effect ``confess judgment'' for any amounts found 
by our Board of Contract Appeals (or the Court of Federal Claims or a 
settlement agreement) to be owing a contractor, including the cost of 
litigation. GSA would then press a collection action in state court 
based upon its agreement with the non-Federal plus the relevant board 
or court decision or settlement agreement. Pursuit of a collection/
indemnification action in the State Claims Court would be performed by 
attorneys from the U.S. Department of Justice, or by GSA counsel, 
properly appointed as special assistants under the authority of 28 
U.S.C. 515 and 543.
    Both setoff and the ``confessed judgment'' arrangement would 
require that GSA have an agreement with the non-Federal entity to 
reimburse GSA for any costs incurred by GSA in trying, settling, or 
defending a case brought against GSA for breach of the terms of the 
schedule contract (such as payment of the contractor) caused by the 
non-Federal entity.
    12. Administrative fee for use of Schedules. The Federal 
Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 authorizes the Administrator of 
GSA to require the authorized non-federal users of the schedule 
contracts reimburse GSA for any administrative cost for using the 
schedules. GSA is in the process of converting the Federal Supply 
Schedule Program which is currently funded through Congressional 
appropriations to an industrially funded operation. GSA will be 
converting all schedules to a full cost recovery program within the 
next 3 years. As schedules are converted to industrial funding the 
contracts will provide for recovery of an administrative charge or 
industrial funding fee. Schedule contractors price lists will reflect 
the administrative fee.
    13. Providing information on Cooperative Purchasing and on use of 
Federal supply schedules. GSA will make information available for State 
and local governments interested in Cooperative Purchasing, and will 
work with professional associations to ensure widespread dissemination 
of that information. Training classes at the GSA Interagency Training 
Center will be available for employees of State and local governments 
to learn more about the GSA schedule program.
    14. Implementation dates. Necessary changes in the GSA Acquisition 
Regulations (48 CFR Chapter 5) regarding the award of schedule 
contracts will also be made after notice and public comment. Existing 
schedule contracts will only be modified by mutual agreement of the 
parties to permit state and local governments and other authorized 
entities to begin placing orders. The necessary changes will be made 
and implementing regulations will be in place no later than 
[[Page 17767]] October 1, 1995, and may be issued earlier. GSA is also 
considering a phased implementation process which would bring the newly 
authorized non-Federal users on in stages. This will allow GSA to 
better manage the process to ensure a smooth transition for both 
schedule contractors and for the newly authorized users. GSA would 
welcome comments and/or suggestions on approaches to phasing the 
implementation process.

    Dated: February 28, 1995.
Ida M. Ustad,
Associate Administrator for Acquisition Policy.

                                                    Exhibit 1                                                   
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   Schedule identification                           Schedule title                           Type of schedule  
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19 I                          Small craft and marine equipment and floating marine          Multiple Award.     
                               barriers--boats, motors, and accessories.                                        
26 II A                       Pneumatic highway tires, new and retread--passenger,          Single Award.       
                               emergency/pursuit, light truck, truck-bus.                                       
32 & 34                       Woodworking and metalworking machinery and equipment--        Multiple Award.     
                               electric.                                                                        
36 II                         Special industry machinery--lithographic printing plates,     Multiple Award.     
                               solutions and masters; printing, duplicating, and book-                          
                               binding equipment; pulverizing, pulping, and shredding                           
                               machines.                                                                        
36 IV                         Special Industry Machinery--copying equipment, supplies and   Multiple Award.     
                               services.                                                                        
37 II A                       Lawn and garden equipment & cattle guards--lawn mowers,       Multiple Award.     
                               shredders, edgers, trimmers, rototillers, broadcasters,                          
                               spreaders, sprayers, vacuums, sweepers, tractors, snow                           
                               blowers/snow throwers, accessories, cattle guards.                               
38 I A                        Road maintenance--clearing and cleaning equipment...........  Multiple Award.     
39 II A                       Material handling equipment--conveyors, hand-lift trucks and  Multiple Award.     
                               carts, warehouse trucks and tractors, pallets and pallet                         
                               stacking frames.                                                                 
39 II B                       Material handling equipment--forklifts: electric, gasoline,   Multiple Award.     
                               diesel.                                                                          
42 I B                        Fire fighting and rescue equipment--urban and wild land.....  Multiple Award.     
42 IV                         Fire fighting vehicles and waste disposal vehicles..........  Multiple Award.     
49 I B                        Maintenance and repair shop equipment--motor vehicle and      Multiple Award.     
                               miscellaneous maintenance and specialized repair shop                            
                               equipment.                                                                       
49 II                         Maintenance and repair shop equipment--cleaning equipment...  Multiple Award.     
54 II A                       Scaffolding, work and service platforms.....................  Multiple Award.     
56 IV A                       Construction and building materials--stripdoors, wall         Multiple Award.     
                               covering, roof coverings, and storm windows.                                     
58 III B                      Communications equipment--recording and reproducing video     Multiple Award.     
                               and audio equipment purchase, repair parts and repair                            
                               service.                                                                         
58 V A                        ADP/telecommunications media supplies--video and audio        Multiple Award.     
                               recording tape, electronic data tape, magnetic cards,                            
                               cassettes and cartridges, diskettes, disk packs, and disk                        
                               cartridges.                                                                      
58 VI & VII                   Telephone equipment, videoconferencing equipment, facsimile   Multiple Award.     
                               equipment, pagers, non-tactical two-way radio transmitters,                      
                               radio receivers and antennas.                                                    
58 IX                         Telecommunications equipment--telemetry, underwater sound     Multiple Award.     
                               radar (except airborne), visible and invisible light                             
                               communications, signal data, night vision.                                       
61 III                        Batteries--dry cell and heavy duty electric storage,          Multiple Award.     
                               stationary, marine, railway, alkaline, and nickle cadmium.                       
61 V A                        Portable generators and generator sets, electrical power and  Multiple Award.     
                               distribution equipment load banks and load bank accessories.                     
61 V B                        Power and distribution equipment--non-rotating battery        Multiple Award.     
                               chargers, and surge suppression devices.                                         
62 I                          Lighting fixtures and lamps--household and quarters use.....  Multiple Award.     
62 II                         Energy efficient products--lighting sensors (switches),       Multiple Award.     
                               solar electric power systems, fluorescent lighting                               
                               fixtures, lighting reflectors, lighting louvers, and                             
                               lighting ballasts.                                                               
63 I                          Alarm and signal systems/facility management systems--        Multiple Award.     
                               miscellaneous alarms and systems, facility management/                           
                               energy management systems.                                                       
65 I B                        Drugs and Pharmaceutical products...........................  Multiple Award.     
65 I C                        Antiseptic liquid skin cleansing detergents & soaps.........  Multiple Award.     
65 II B                       Medical and veterinary equipment--supplies surgical           Multiple Award.     
                               instruments and supplies.                                                        
65 II C                       Dental equipment and supplies--operator and laboratory......  Multiple Award.     
65 II D                       Medical equipment and supplies--medical equipment supplies,   Multiple Award.     
                               and replacement parts.                                                           
65 II E                       Mecical equipment--pacemakers and related analyzing systems.  Multiple Award.     
65 II F                       Medical equipment and supplies--wheel-chairs, manual          Multiple Award.     
                               (including sports) and powered; motorized three-wheeled                          
                               scooters.                                                                        
65 III A                      Medical equipment and supplies--soap, stretcher, and          Single Award.       
                               sphygmomanometers.                                                               
65 V A                        Medical X-ray equipment supplies--including medical and       Multiple Award.     
                               dental x-ray film.                                                               
65 VII                        Medical equipment and supplies--invitro diagnostic            Multiple Award.     
                               substances, reagents, test kits and sets.                                        
65 IX                         Chemical and chemical products--bulk oxygen.................  Single Award.       
65 II A                       Laboratory instruments and equipment........................  Multiple Award.     
66 II B                       Instruments and laboratory supplies--glass, plastic,          Multiple Award.     
                               ceramic, metal and other laboratory ware; support                                
                               apparatus; laboratory distillation and demineralization                          
                               apparatus, waste solvent recovery systems; tissue culture                        
                               apparatus.                                                                       
66 II C                       Clinical and biological equipment--microscopes, centrifuges,  Multiple Award.     
                               PH meters, microtomes, stirrers, titrators/titration                             
                               systems.                                                                         
65 II E                       Instruments and laboratory equipment--laboratory balances,    Multiple Award.     
                               precision scales and accessories.                                                
66 II G                       Instruments and laboratory equipment--graphic recording       Multiple Award.     
                               instruments.                                                                     
66 II H                       Instruments and laboratory equipment--electrical and          Multiple Award.     
                               electronic components and test equipment.                                        
66 II J                       Instruments and laboratory equipment--electronic signal,      Multiple Award.     
                               communication, and component test and analysis instruments                       
                               (oscilloscopes, analyzers, generators, testers, counters,                        
                               meters and bridges).                                                             
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66 II L                       Instruments and laboratory equipment--transducers;            Multiple Award.     
                               transducer amplifiers, and panel meters; temperature/heat                        
                               instruments; material and machine (vibration) testing                            
                               equipment; cable/pipe locators; and accessories.                                 
66 II M                       Instruments and laboratory equipment--spectrophotometers,     Multiple Award.     
                               spectrometers, densito-meters, liquid scintillation                              
                               systems, multichannel pulse height analyzers, photo-meter,                       
                               and polarograph analysis equipment, various options/                             
                               accessories and maintenance and repair service.                                  
66 II N                       Instruments and laboratory equipment--analyzers,              Multiple Award.     
                               chromatographs, colony counters, blood analysis systems,                         
                               dilutors, pipettes, electrophoresis equipment, and image                         
                               analysis systems.                                                                
66 II O                       Instruments and laboratory equipment--animal cages, bath,     Multiple Award.     
                               dryers (glassware), environmental and plant growth                               
                               chambers, freeze drying equipment, fume hoods, furnaces,                         
                               incubators, membrane bacterial filter, ovens, pumps,                             
                               refrigerators and freezers, sterilizers, thermoneters,                           
                               washers.                                                                         
66 II P                       Laboratory/pharmacy furniture...............................  Multiple Award.     
66 II Q                       Instruments and laboratory equipment--environmental analysis  Multiple Award.     
                               equipment, oceanographic, weather and water quality.                             
66 II R                       Instruments and laboratory equipment--environmental           Multiple Award.     
                               analysis, pollution control, air hazard detecting                                
                               equipment; liquid or gas flow/level and water velocity                           
                               measuring instruments and accessories.                                           
66 II T                       Biological safety cabinets--vertical, laminar airflow         Multiple Award.     
                               cabinetry.                                                                       
66 III                        Cost per test--clinical analyzers, laboratory, chemistry,     Multiple Award.     
                               hematology, coagulation urinalysis, microbiology.                                
67 II & III                   Photographic equipment and supplies--camera, projectors,      Multiple Award.     
                               developing and finishing equipment, rear screen projectors,                      
                               photographic paper and miscellaneous supplies.                                   
67 IV B                       Microphotograph equipment and supplies--cameras, projectors,  Multiple Award.     
                               and printers, developing and duplicating equipment, and                          
                               chemicals, film, and paper.                                                      
68 I A                        Chemical and chemical products--calcium chloride, deicing     Single Award.       
                               compounds, sodium chloride and bulk sodium chloride.                             
68 III C                      Chemical and chemical products--dry ice.....................  Single Award.       
68 III D                      Chemical and chemical products--propane.....................  Single Award.       
68 III E                      Chemical and chemical products--sulphur hexaflouride........  Single Award.       
68 III F                      Chemical and chemical products--refrigerant fluorocarbons...  Single Award.       
68 III G                      Chemical and chemical products--helium......................  Single Award.       
68 III K                      Chemical and chemical products--oxygen: aviator's breathing.  Single Award.       
68 III L                      Chemical and chemical products--industrial gases in high      Single Award.       
                               pressure cylinders.                                                              
68 III M                      Chemical and chemical products--industrial gases, liquid, in  Single Award.       
                               bulk and in low-pressure cylinders.                                              
68 III N                      Chemical and chemical products--industrial gases, chlorine    Single Award.       
                               and ammonia.                                                                     
68 V B & C                    Chemical and chemical products--water treatment chemicals     Multiple Award.     
                               for heating and cooling systems, and boiler fuel oil                             
                               additives.                                                                       
68 VI A                       Chemical and chemical products--disinfectants...............  Multiple Award.     
68 VI B                       Chemical and chemical products--deodorants..................  Multiple Award.     
69                            Training aids and devices--programmed learning materials....  Multiple Award.     
70 I A                        General purpose commercial automatic data processing          Multiple Award.     
                               equipment (used primarily on-line) and software.                                 
70 I B & C                    General purpose commercial automatic data processing          Multiple Award.     
                               equipment, end-user computers (normally microcomputers) and                      
                               equipment used primarily off-line, and software.                                 
71 I E                        Household and quarters furniture--upholstered (performance    Multiple Award.     
                               tested) furniture.                                                               
71 I H                        Household and quarters furniture--wall units, loft groups     Multiple Award.     
                               and unaccompanied personnel furniture.                                           
71 II E                       Furniture systems--systems and modular furniture,             Multiple Award.     
                               workstations clusters, leased furniture systems and                              
                               clusters.                                                                        
71 III A                      Miscellaneous furniture--classroom, auditorium and theater    Multiple Award.     
                               seating.                                                                         
71 III B                      Miscellaneous furniture--library, wood or metal.............  Multiple Award.     
71 III C                      Miscellaneous furniture--storage cabinets for forms and       Multiple Award.     
                               flammable liquids.                                                               
71 III D                      Miscellaneous furniture--mail sorting and distribution        Multiple Award.     
                               equipment, modular storage cabinets, and molded plastic/                         
                               corrugated storage bins.                                                         
71 III E                      Miscellaneous furniture--safes, vault doors, map and plan     Multiple Award.     
                               files and accessories, COMSEC containers, and special                            
                               access control containers.                                                       
71 III F                      Miscellaneous furniture--hospital patient room furniture....  Multiple Award.     
71 III H                      Miscellaneous furniture--multipurpose seating, rotary         Multiple Award.     
                               ergonomic chairs, clothing lockers, drafting stools and                          
                               intensive use task chairs.                                                       
71 III J                      Miscellaneous furniture--vertical blue-print filing           Multiple Award.     
                               cabinets, roll drawing files, and high density movable                           
                               shelf filing cabinet systems.                                                    
71 III L                      Miscellaneous furniture-- cafeteria and food service........  Multiple Award.     
71 III M                      Miscellaneous furniture--acoustical partitions, speech        Multiple Award.     
                               privacy partitions, and vertical surface panels.                                 
71 III N                      ADP furniture--storage and transportation items.............  Multiple Award.     
71 III T                      Display and communication boards............................  Multiple Award.     
71 III Y                      Special purpose furniture--drafting stools, clothing          Multiple Award.     
                               lockers, and locker benches.                                                     
71 III Z                      Miscellaneous furniture--partitions.........................  Single Award.       
71 X                          Miscellaneous tables--conference room and multi-purpose       Multiple Award.     
                               tables.                                                                          
71 XIV B                      Industrial furniture--tables, benches, and cabinets.........  Multiple Award.     
72 I A                        Household and commercial furnishing--carpet, rugs, carpet     Multiple Award.     
                               tiles, and carpet cushions.                                                      
72 I B                        Resilient flooring--vinyl and rubber tile and sheet goods...  Multiple Award.     
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72 I E                        Household and commercial furnishings--mats and matting (with  Multiple Award.     
                               and without logos).                                                              
72 V                          Household and commercial furnishings--draperies,              Multiple Award.     
                               coordinating bedspreads, and drapery hardware, cubical                           
                               curtains, cubicle hardware, venetian blinds, window shades,                      
                               and measuring and installation.                                                  
72 VIII B                     Recycling collection containers & specialty waste             Multiple Award.     
                               receptacles.                                                                     
72 VIII                       Household and office accessories--wall art, artificial        Multiple Award.     
                               trees, plants, planters, ash urns, and smoking stands.                           
73 III                        Food service, handling, refrigeration and storage equipment-- Multiple Award.     
                               cooking equipment, dish-washing equipment, food preparation                      
                               equipment, food service equipment, refrigeration and other                       
                               miscellaneous items.                                                             
74 I A                        Office machines--anti-theft devices, electronic typewriters,  Multiple Award.     
                               visual display preparation devices, sound reduction                              
                               enclosures, central dictation systems, rental, repair and                        
                               maintenance.                                                                     
74 II & III                   Office machines--adding, calculating, cash registers, time    Multiple Award.     
                               measuring instruments, and miscellaneous office machines.                        
74 IV                         Visible record equipment--frames for pockets and cards,       Multiple Award.     
                               posting and ledger trays, cabinets and tub files.                                
75 I D                        Office supplies--plotting, facsimile, chart, recording paper  Multiple Award.     
                               and supplies.                                                                    
75 II A                       Office supplies--drawing pencils, label marking and           Multiple Award.     
                               identification tape, chart supplies, desk sorters (plastic                       
                               and metal), typewriter correction material, price marking                        
                               equipment, data and loose leaf binders, computer printout                        
                               ruler, typist copy holder, adhesive backed note pads and                         
                               roll, fine tip markers, printwheels, typing elements,                            
                               ribbons for: typewriters, computers, word processors,                            
                               calculators, time recorders, and time stamps, electronic                         
                               cash registers, ink rolls for electronic calculators and                         
                               electronic cash registers.                                                       
75 V                          Office supplies--envelopes: mailing, printed and plain......  Single Award.       
75 VIII A                     Office supplies--cards: tabulating, aperture, and copy......  Single Award.       
75 XI                         Office supplies--xerographic paper and thermal copy paper...  Multiple Award.     
76 I                          Publications--dictionaries, encyclopedias, other reference    Multiple Award.     
                               books and pamphlets, maps, atlases, charts, and globes.                          
76 II                         Publications--law books, tax and reporting periodicals, and   Multiple Award.     
                               microfilmed library systems.                                                     
77 II N                       Musical instruments--instruments, amplifiers, accessories,    Multiple Award.     
                               and spare parts.                                                                 
77 III                        Audio and video equipment--televisions, radios, phonographs,  Multiple Award.     
                               and VCR/VCP.                                                                     
78 I A                        Athletic and recreational equipment--outdoor equipment......  Multiple Award.     
78 I C                        Park and outdoor recreational equipment--outdoor              Multiple Award.     
                               recreational equipment.                                                          
79 I B                        Cleaning equipment and supplies--vacuum cleaners, carpet      Multiple Award.     
                               shampooers, floor polishing and scrubbing machines.                              
79 II A                       Ware washing compounds and laundry detergent--liquid and      Multiple Award.     
                               powdered dish washing compounds (contractor's standard                           
                               commercial supplies of detergents, rinse additives, and                          
                               related supplies) with contractor supplied, installed, and                       
                               maintained accessory dispensing systems.                                         
79 V                          Sorbents--marine and non-marine.............................  Multiple Award.     
80 VI A                       Latex base paint (interior & exterior)--latex paint, gloss,   Multiple Award.     
                               semi-gloss, and flat, tint bases and ready mixed colors and                      
                               latex primer sealer.                                                             
81 I B                        Shipping, packaging & packing supplies--bags, sacks, boxes,   Multiple Award.     
                               cartons, crates, packaging and packing bulk materials.                           
84 II B                       Clothing and furnishings--special purpose clothing..........  Multiple Award.     
84 V A                        Clothing and footwear--athetic and recreational.............  Multiple Award.     
84 VI A                       Law enforcement equipment--personal, canine, vehicle, and     Multiple Award.     
                               related items.                                                                   
89 I                          Subsistence--cereals, cookies, crackers, individual           Multiple Award.     
                               condiments and granola snacks.                                                   
89 II                         Subsistence--dietary supplement, therapeutic................  Multiple Award.     
99 IV A                       Signs--signs, display systems, traffic, road and boundary     Multiple Award.     
                               signs, markers and related components and fixtures.                              
99 V A                        Services--recruiting aid promotional material...............  Multiple Award.     
99 VI A                       Trophies and awards--trophies, awards, plaques, pins and      Multiple Award.     
                               ribbons.                                                                         
653                           Nationwide Government relocation services...................  Single Award.       
732 I A                       Factual data reports--consumer and commercial credit........  Multiple Award.     
732 I B                       Professional debt collection services.......................  Single Award.       
738 X                         Investigation of discrimination complaints and preparation    Single Award.       
                               of investigative reports.                                                        
751 II                        Automobiles and light truck vehicles--closed-end lease,       Single Award.       
                               without maintenance.                                                             
751 III                       Leasing of surveillance and law enforcement vehicles........  Single Award.       
781 I & II                    Professional film processing and videotape processing         Multiple Award.     
                               services--motion picture, filmstrips, slides, audio tapes,                       
                               and related materials.                                                           
782                           Distribution of audiovisual materials (free loan)--motion     Multiple Award.     
                               picture films, video tapes, cassettes, filmstrips, slides,                       
                               audio tapes, and related materials.                                              
823                           Services--lending library...................................  Multiple Award.     
872                           Prepayment audit of Government transportation billing         Single Award.       
                               documents.                                                                       
874                           Total quality management implementation--service--consulting  Multiple Award.     
                               services, conducted formal training and training aids and                        
                               materials for agency training purposes.                                          
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[FR Doc. 95-8473 Filed 4-6-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6820-01-M