48 CFR § 8.702 - 8.702 General.

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title: "48 CFR § 8.702 - 8.702   General."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
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chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
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# 8.702 8.702   General.

The Committee is an independent Government activity with members appointed by the President of the United States. It is responsible for—

(a) Determining those supplies and services to be purchased by all entities of the Government from AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies;

(b) Establishing prices for the supplies and services; and

(c) Establishing rules and regulations to implement 41 U.S.C. chapter 85.

[59 FR 67028, Dec. 28, 1994, as amended at 73 FR 53995, Sept. 17, 2008; 79 FR 24199, Apr. 29, 2014]