UFC 3-120-10
15 June 2006
APPENDIX E FF&E PROCUREMENT REFERENCES AND SOURCES
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
FAR Part 8 directly affects the interior design process by outlining the required sources
of supplies and services and their use. Of particular importance to the process of
developing and procuring FF&E interior design is paragraph 8.001, Priorities for use of
Government supply sources. These are as follows:
Agency inventory
Excess from other agencies (Subpart 8.1)
Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (Subpart 8.6)
Products available from the Committee for Purchase From People Who are
Blind or Severely Disabled (Subpart 8.7)
Wholesale supply sources (such as stock programs of the General Services
Administration)
Mandatory Federal Supply Schedules (Subpart 8.4)
Optional use Federal Supply Schedules (Subpart 8.4)
Commercial sources
General Services Administration (GSA) Schedules.
The GSA contracts with a variety of manufacturers for a variety of products. These
contracts are grouped by product type, and are awarded to either multiple or single
vendors. This and more information may be obtained from the GSA website. To obtain
Appendix E-1