Eligibility to Use GSA Sources of Supply and Services

1.   Purpose. 

This Order provides definitions and listings of agencies and organizations authorized to use General Services Administration (GSA) sources of supply and services. It also provides definitive guidelines concerning eligibility requirements.

2.   Cancellation. 

ADM 4800.2H is canceled.

3.  Background. 

40 U.S.C. §§ 501 - 502 authorizes the Administrator of General Services (Administrator) to procure and supply personal property and non-personal services for executive agencies and other Federal agencies, mixed-ownership Government corporations as identified in 31 U.S.C. § 9101, the District of Columbia, qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind or other severely handicapped individuals for use in making or providing an approved commodity or service to the Government, and state and local governments for certain Federal supply schedule purchases. Other organizations are eligible pursuant to other statutes under which GSA operates (such as 40 U.S.C § 602, which governs eligibility to obtain GSA Fleet motor vehicles and related services) or by reason of enabling statutory authority.

4.  Nature of revision.

To reflect statutory and administrative changes and to update the listings of organizations determined eligible to use GSA sources of supply and services.