7 CFR § 1726.175 - General plant materials.

---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s1726.175"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 1726.175 - General plant materials."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1726.175"
section_name: "General plant materials."
chapter_name: "RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1726"
part_name: "ELECTRIC SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 901  1921  6941"
regulatory_source: "60 FR 10155, Feb. 23, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1726"
---


# 1726.175 General plant materials.

This section covers items such as office furniture and equipment; transportation equipment and accessories, including mobile radio systems, stores and shop equipment, laboratory equipment, tools and test equipment.

(a) *Contract forms.* The borrower may, in its discretion, use RUS Form 198, Equipment Contract, or a written purchase order.

(b) *Procurement procedures.* It is the responsibility of each borrower to determine the procurement method that best meets its needs for purchase of general plant material and equipment.

(c) *Contract approval.* Contracts for the purchase of general plant items are not subject to RUS approval and need not be submitted to RUS unless specifically requested by RUS on a case by case basis.

[60 FR 10155, Feb. 23, 1995, as amended at 69 FR 7109, Feb. 13, 2004]