41 CFR 101-25.101-5
§ 101-25.101-5 Supply through local purchase.
United States · 41 CFR — Public Contracts and Property Management · Status: effective
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- 41 CFR 101-25.101-5, § 101-25.101-5 Supply through local purchase, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/197326
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Full text
The following criteria shall govern in determining whether an item should be supplied through local purchase:
(a) Urgency of need requires local purchase to assure prompt delivery;
(b) The items are perishable or subject to rapid deterioration which will not permit delay incident to shipment from distant points;
(c) The local purchase is within applicable limitation established by the agency head; or
(d) Local purchase will produce the greatest economy to the Government.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.