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48 CFR 52.207-4

52.207-4 Economic Purchase Quantity—Supplies.

United States · 48 CFR — Federal Acquisition Regulations System · Status: effective

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48 CFR 52.207-4, 52.207-4 Economic Purchase Quantity—Supplies, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/241968
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As prescribed in 7.203, insert the following provision: (a) Offerors are invited to state an opinion on whether the quantity(ies) of supplies on which bids, proposals or quotes are requested in this solicitation is (are) economically advantageous to the Government. (b) Each offeror who believes that acquisitions in different quantities would be more advantageous is invited to recommend an economic purchase quantity. If different quantities are recommended, a total and a unit price must be quoted for applicable items. An economic purchase quantity is that quantity at which a significant price break occurs. If there are significant price breaks at different quantity points, this information is desired as well. Offeror Recommendations (c) The information requested in this provision is being solicited to avoid acquisitions in disadvantageous quantities and to assist the Government in developing a data base for future acquisitions of these items. However, the Government reserves the right to amend or cancel the solicitation and resolicit with respect to any individual item in the event quotations received and the Government's requirements indicate that different quantities should be acquired.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.