Implementation Plan for Section 1555 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994; Cooperative Purchasing

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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 5

RIN 3090-AF68

Implementation Plan for Section 1555 of the Federal Acquisition

Streamlining Act of 1994; Cooperative Purchasing

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA) requests comments on

its proposed plan for implementing Section 1555 of the Federal

Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-355) which deals with

Cooperative Purchasing. GSA is particularly interested in receiving

comments on the level of interest on the part of State and local

governments in using Federal supply schedules and in identifying the

schedules which are of greatest interest. Any comments on or

suggestions regarding the determination not to make FSC 65 I B, Drugs

and pharmaceutical products and FSC 65 VII, Medical equipment and

supplies available for use by non-Federal users or other aspects of the

proposed implementation plan are also welcome. Section 1555 amends

subsection (b) of section 201 of the Federal Property and

Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481) to authorize the

Administrator of General Services to provide for use of Federal supply

schedules of the GSA upon request by a State, any department or agency

of a State, and any political subdivision of a State, including a local

government, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the government of an

Indian tribe (as defined in section 4(e) of the Indian self-determined

and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)). The Administrator is

also authorized to require the authorized entities to reimburse the

Federal Government for any administrative costs of using the schedules.

DATES: Comments on the proposed implementation plan shall be submitted

June 6, 1995, to be considered in the formulation of the final

implementation plan.

[[Page 17765]] ADDRESSES: Interested parties should submit written

comments to Ms. Marjorie Ashby, General Services Administration, Office

of GSA Acquisition Policy, 18th and F Streets N.W., Washington, DC

20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Les Davison, Office of GSA Acquisition Policy, (202) 501-1224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposed Cooperative Purchasing Program Implementation Plan

1. Purpose. This plan outlines the General Services

Administration's plan for implementing Section 1555 of the Federal

Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-355) which authorizes

cooperative purchasing.

2. Background. Section 1555 amends subsection (b) of section 201 of

the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.

481) to authorize the Administrator of General Services to provide for

use of Federal supply schedules of the GSA upon request by a State, any

department or agency of a State, and any political subdivision of a

State, including a local government, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,

and the government of an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4(e) of

the Indian self-determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.

450b(e)). The Administrator is also authorized to require the

authorized entities to reimburse the Federal Government for any

administrative costs of using the schedules.

The Federal supply schedule program, which is directed and managed

by GSA, provides Federal agencies with a simplified process of

acquiring commonly used supplies and services in varying quantities

while obtaining discounts associated with volume buying. Using

competitive procedures, indefinite delivery contracts are awarded under

the program to commercial firms to provide supplies and services at

stated prices for given periods of time. The contracting office makes

publications entitled Federal supply schedules available in either

printed or electronic form. These schedules contain the information

needed by ordering activities for obtaining catalogs and price lists

from contractors and placing orders with the contractors. Contractors

publish and distribute contract pricelists to ordering activities that

contain detailed marketing information regarding the products or

services offered by the contractor, ordering information, service,

warranties, etc. Under the schedules program, ordering activities issue

delivery orders directly to the contractors, receive shipments, and

provide contract administration on their individual orders. Although

GSA awards most Federal supply schedule contracts, GSA may authorize

other agencies to award schedule contracts and publish schedules; e.g.,

the Department of Veterans Affairs awards schedule contracts for

certain medical and non-perishable subsistence items.

3. Definition. ``Federal supply schedule'', as used in this plan,

means both single award and multiple award schedules awarded by GSA's

Federal Supply Service and Information Technology Service as well as

schedules awarded by other Federal agencies pursuant to a delegation of

authority from GSA (e.g., Department of Veterans Affairs).

4. Description of various types of schedules.

a. Single-award schedules. These schedules cover specific products

at stated prices under contracts with one supplier for delivery to a

geographical area as defined in the schedule. The majority of items

included in this type of schedule are commercial items described by

Federal specifications or Commercial Item Descriptions. Most of these

schedules contain all information necessary for placing orders. Some

specify that contractors prepare brochures containing additional

ordering information, usually dealing with choices of fabric, colors,

and similar variables.

b. Multiple-award schedules. These schedules cover contracts

awarded to more than one supplier for the same generic types of

supplies or services at varying prices, terms and conditions for

delivery directly to the ordering activity. Schedule users are provided

the opportunity to fill their requirements with the item having the

features which meet their needs and that represents the best value at

the lowest overall cost. Many of the schedules are established for a

multi-year period. All multiple award schedule contractors are required

to prepare and distribute catalogs/price lists which must be used with

the schedule when preparing orders.

Multiple award schedules are awarded in accordance with the

Competition in Contracting Act and are competitive in that

participation in the program has been open to all responsible sources.

Orders are placed under contracts using procedures designed to result

in the acquisition of the lowest overall cost alternative to meet the

users needs.

5. Supplies and services available through Federal supply schedule

program. A wide variety of commercial items are available on Federal

supply schedules. Federal agencies place approximately 1.9 million

orders valued at approximately $5.4 billion under approximately 7,000

schedule contracts each year. While many of the largest corporations

hold schedule contracts, 75 percent of the schedule contracts are with

small business concerns. Exhibit 1 provides a listing which identifies

current Federal supply schedules and states whether the schedule is a

single or multiple award schedule.

6. Policy. The General Services Administration intends to make

schedules (except FSC 65 I B, Drugs and pharmaceutical products and FSC

65 VII, Medical equipment and supplies--invitro diagnostic substances,

reagents, test kits and sets) available for use by a State, any

department or agency of a State, and any political subdivision of a

State, including a local government, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,

and the government of an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4(e) of

the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.

450b(e)) upon their request unless a determination is made by the

Contracting Officer responsible for the applicable schedule that it is

not appropriate to do so. Schedule contracts will only be established

to meet the needs of Federal agencies. To the extent that eligible non-

Federal users have a need for the same items or services, they will be

authorized to use the schedule contracts. Individual schedule

contractors will be able to elect whether or not to make the products

or services on schedule available to non-Federal users such as State

and local governments.

The Administrator of General Services has made a determination that

it would not be in the interest of the Federal Government to make FSC

65 I B, Drugs and pharmaceutical products and FSC 65 VII, Medical

equipment and supplies--invitro diagnostic substances, reagents, test

kits and sets, available for use by non-Federal users. Certain unique

statutory requirements (Pub. L. 102-585, Veterans Health Care Act of

1992) impacting the pricing and availability of products apply to FSC

65 I B and FSC 65 VII. These unique statutory requirements when

combined with the cooperative purchasing provisions would have the

unintended effect of increasing costs to the Federal users of the

schedules. Therefore, these schedules will not be made available to

non-Federal users.

7. Procedure for requesting authorization to use Federal supply

schedules. GSA will ask each State and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

to establish a point of contact for local [[Page 17766]] governments to

work through in requesting authorization to use schedule contracts.

This contact will serve as a clearinghouse to verify that the entity

making the request is indeed either a department or agency of the State

or Commonwealth or a political subdivision of the State (including

local governments) or Commonwealth. GSA will use the list of entities

recognized and eligible for funding and services from the Bureau of

Indian Affairs which is published pursuant to 25 CFR part 83 to confirm

eligibility of Indian tribes for purposes of providing authorization to

use schedule contracts. (See 58 FR 54364-54369, October 21, 1993, for

the list of entities.)

8. Conditions for use of Federal supply schedules. Organizations

that are authorized to use schedule contracts will be required to agree

to comply with all terms and conditions of the applicable schedule

contract.

9. Ordering. Initially, authorized ordering activities will place

orders directly with schedule contractors in accordance with ordering

instructions provided in the schedule. In the future (within the next

3-5 years), GSA envisions all ordering activities, including State and

local governments, placing orders electronically through an on-line

system that will provide an electronic catalog of available products

and prices and permit schedule users to actually place orders once they

have selected the item(s) to be acquired. GSA will then electronically

transmit the orders to schedule contracts with direct delivery of the

items to the ordering activity.

10. Standard terms and conditions of Federal supply schedule

contracts. GSA does not intend to establish special terms and

conditions for individual States or local governments. The terms and

conditions currently used in schedule contracts will only be revised to

the extent necessary to recognize the potential for State and local

governments, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Indian tribes to use

the schedule contracts. Use of schedule contracts will be optional for

eligible non-Federal users. Interested parties may obtain a copy of

typical terms and conditions included in schedule contracts by

contacting the Office of GSA Acquisition Policy on (202) 501-1224 or

submitting a written request to the address identified above. In

addition, ordering activities should note that there may be some

variations among the terms and conditions of different schedule

contracts, to address concerns or issues that are unique to a

particular schedule or an individual contract.

11. Disputes. All contracts under GSA's schedule program are

subject to the Contract Disputes Act of 1978. Therefore, any disputes

regarding orders placed by non-Federal entities will ultimately have to

be resolved and/or litigated by the Federal agency awarding the

schedule contract. In order to promote resolution of disputes early and

without litigation, GSA intends to include a provision in schedule

contracts that will require authorized ordering activities to agree to

(a) attempt to use Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) procedures to

resolve disputes with schedule contractors before referring the matter

to the responsible Schedule Contracting Officer for issuance of a final

decision which may be appealed to either the GSA Board of Contract

Appeals or the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, (b) reimburse the GSA for

any payments made on behalf of authorized users, whether by settlement

agreement or by judgment, and (c) set-off against other Federal funds

due to the non-federal entity to reimburse GSA for payments made to the

permanent indefinite judgment fund.

Should GSA, for whatever reason, find itself in a position where a

non-Federal entity will not pay GSA, GSA has additional controls. The

first such control is the right of setoff. GSA would issue several

demand letters to the non-Federal entity. If the entity refuses to pay

GSA after the demand letters GSA would forward the matter to its

finance office which would determine if GSA had other assets owing to

the non-Federal entity. If so, GSA would offset the other amounts owed

to the entity. If GSA did not have other funds owing to the non-Federal

entity GSA would request other Federal entities to offset the amount

owed GSA from the amount, for example, at the Department of

Transportation (DOT) would owe the non-Federal entity. If the other

agency, i.e., DOT was not willing to offset such funds, GSA could

request that the General Accounting Office (GAO) look into the matter

to determine whether GSA is correct and GAO would direct the Treasury

Department's Financial Management Service to reprogram the funds

accordingly.

If setoff is not a viable option, GSA will require, as a condition

of a non-Federal entity's use of the schedule program, that the non-

Federal entity agree to reimburse GSA for losses incurred by the entity

or its subordinate entities. The effect of this agreement would be that

the entity would in effect ``confess judgment'' for any amounts found

by our Board of Contract Appeals (or the Court of Federal Claims or a

settlement agreement) to be owing a contractor, including the cost of

litigation. GSA would then press a collection action in state court

based upon its agreement with the non-Federal plus the relevant board

or court decision or settlement agreement. Pursuit of a collection/

indemnification action in the State Claims Court would be performed by

attorneys from the U.S. Department of Justice, or by GSA counsel,

properly appointed as special assistants under the authority of 28

U.S.C. 515 and 543.

Both setoff and the ``confessed judgment'' arrangement would

require that GSA have an agreement with the non-Federal entity to

reimburse GSA for any costs incurred by GSA in trying, settling, or

defending a case brought against GSA for breach of the terms of the

schedule contract (such as payment of the contractor) caused by the

non-Federal entity.

12. Administrative fee for use of Schedules. The Federal

Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 authorizes the Administrator of

GSA to require the authorized non-federal users of the schedule

contracts reimburse GSA for any administrative cost for using the

schedules. GSA is in the process of converting the Federal Supply

Schedule Program which is currently funded through Congressional

appropriations to an industrially funded operation. GSA will be

converting all schedules to a full cost recovery program within the

next 3 years. As schedules are converted to industrial funding the

contracts will provide for recovery of an administrative charge or

industrial funding fee. Schedule contractors price lists will reflect

the administrative fee.

13. Providing information on Cooperative Purchasing and on use of

Federal supply schedules. GSA will make information available for State

and local governments interested in Cooperative Purchasing, and will

work with professional associations to ensure widespread dissemination

of that information. Training classes at the GSA Interagency Training

Center will be available for employees of State and local governments

to learn more about the GSA schedule program.

14. Implementation dates. Necessary changes in the GSA Acquisition

Regulations (48 CFR Chapter 5) regarding the award of schedule

contracts will also be made after notice and public comment. Existing

schedule contracts will only be modified by mutual agreement of the

parties to permit state and local governments and other authorized

entities to begin placing orders. The necessary changes will be made

and implementing regulations will be in place no later than

[[Page 17767]] October 1, 1995, and may be issued earlier. GSA is also

considering a phased implementation process which would bring the newly

authorized non-Federal users on in stages. This will allow GSA to

better manage the process to ensure a smooth transition for both

schedule contractors and for the newly authorized users. GSA would

welcome comments and/or suggestions on approaches to phasing the

implementation process.

Dated: February 28, 1995.

Ida M. Ustad,

Associate Administrator for Acquisition Policy.

Exhibit 1

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Schedule identification Schedule title Type of schedule

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19 I Small craft and marine equipment and floating marine Multiple Award.

barriers--boats, motors, and accessories.

26 II A Pneumatic highway tires, new and retread--passenger, Single Award.

emergency/pursuit, light truck, truck-bus.

32 & 34 Woodworking and metalworking machinery and equipment-- Multiple Award.

electric.

36 II Special industry machinery--lithographic printing plates, Multiple Award.

solutions and masters; printing, duplicating, and book-

binding equipment; pulverizing, pulping, and shredding

machines.

36 IV Special Industry Machinery--copying equipment, supplies and Multiple Award.

services.

37 II A Lawn and garden equipment & cattle guards--lawn mowers, Multiple Award.

shredders, edgers, trimmers, rototillers, broadcasters,

spreaders, sprayers, vacuums, sweepers, tractors, snow

blowers/snow throwers, accessories, cattle guards.

38 I A Road maintenance--clearing and cleaning equipment........... Multiple Award.

39 II A Material handling equipment--conveyors, hand-lift trucks and Multiple Award.

carts, warehouse trucks and tractors, pallets and pallet

stacking frames.

39 II B Material handling equipment--forklifts: electric, gasoline, Multiple Award.

diesel.

42 I B Fire fighting and rescue equipment--urban and wild land..... Multiple Award.

42 IV Fire fighting vehicles and waste disposal vehicles.......... Multiple Award.

49 I B Maintenance and repair shop equipment--motor vehicle and Multiple Award.

miscellaneous maintenance and specialized repair shop

equipment.

49 II Maintenance and repair shop equipment--cleaning equipment... Multiple Award.

54 II A Scaffolding, work and service platforms..................... Multiple Award.

56 IV A Construction and building materials--stripdoors, wall Multiple Award.

covering, roof coverings, and storm windows.

58 III B Communications equipment--recording and reproducing video Multiple Award.

and audio equipment purchase, repair parts and repair

service.

58 V A ADP/telecommunications media supplies--video and audio Multiple Award.

recording tape, electronic data tape, magnetic cards,

cassettes and cartridges, diskettes, disk packs, and disk

cartridges.

58 VI & VII Telephone equipment, videoconferencing equipment, facsimile Multiple Award.

equipment, pagers, non-tactical two-way radio transmitters,

radio receivers and antennas.

58 IX Telecommunications equipment--telemetry, underwater sound Multiple Award.

radar (except airborne), visible and invisible light

communications, signal data, night vision.

61 III Batteries--dry cell and heavy duty electric storage, Multiple Award.

stationary, marine, railway, alkaline, and nickle cadmium.

61 V A Portable generators and generator sets, electrical power and Multiple Award.

distribution equipment load banks and load bank accessories.

61 V B Power and distribution equipment--non-rotating battery Multiple Award.

chargers, and surge suppression devices.

62 I Lighting fixtures and lamps--household and quarters use..... Multiple Award.

62 II Energy efficient products--lighting sensors (switches), Multiple Award.

solar electric power systems, fluorescent lighting

fixtures, lighting reflectors, lighting louvers, and

lighting ballasts.

63 I Alarm and signal systems/facility management systems-- Multiple Award.

miscellaneous alarms and systems, facility management/

energy management systems.

65 I B Drugs and Pharmaceutical products........................... Multiple Award.

65 I C Antiseptic liquid skin cleansing detergents & soaps......... Multiple Award.

65 II B Medical and veterinary equipment--supplies surgical Multiple Award.

instruments and supplies.

65 II C Dental equipment and supplies--operator and laboratory...... Multiple Award.

65 II D Medical equipment and supplies--medical equipment supplies, Multiple Award.

and replacement parts.

65 II E Mecical equipment--pacemakers and related analyzing systems. Multiple Award.

65 II F Medical equipment and supplies--wheel-chairs, manual Multiple Award.

(including sports) and powered; motorized three-wheeled

scooters.

65 III A Medical equipment and supplies--soap, stretcher, and Single Award.

sphygmomanometers.

65 V A Medical X-ray equipment supplies--including medical and Multiple Award.

dental x-ray film.

65 VII Medical equipment and supplies--invitro diagnostic Multiple Award.

substances, reagents, test kits and sets.

65 IX Chemical and chemical products--bulk oxygen................. Single Award.

65 II A Laboratory instruments and equipment........................ Multiple Award.

66 II B Instruments and laboratory supplies--glass, plastic, Multiple Award.

ceramic, metal and other laboratory ware; support

apparatus; laboratory distillation and demineralization

apparatus, waste solvent recovery systems; tissue culture

apparatus.

66 II C Clinical and biological equipment--microscopes, centrifuges, Multiple Award.

PH meters, microtomes, stirrers, titrators/titration

systems.

65 II E Instruments and laboratory equipment--laboratory balances, Multiple Award.

precision scales and accessories.

66 II G Instruments and laboratory equipment--graphic recording Multiple Award.

instruments.

66 II H Instruments and laboratory equipment--electrical and Multiple Award.

electronic components and test equipment.

66 II J Instruments and laboratory equipment--electronic signal, Multiple Award.

communication, and component test and analysis instruments

(oscilloscopes, analyzers, generators, testers, counters,

meters and bridges).

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66 II L Instruments and laboratory equipment--transducers; Multiple Award.

transducer amplifiers, and panel meters; temperature/heat

instruments; material and machine (vibration) testing

equipment; cable/pipe locators; and accessories.

66 II M Instruments and laboratory equipment--spectrophotometers, Multiple Award.

spectrometers, densito-meters, liquid scintillation

systems, multichannel pulse height analyzers, photo-meter,

and polarograph analysis equipment, various options/

accessories and maintenance and repair service.

66 II N Instruments and laboratory equipment--analyzers, Multiple Award.

chromatographs, colony counters, blood analysis systems,

dilutors, pipettes, electrophoresis equipment, and image

analysis systems.

66 II O Instruments and laboratory equipment--animal cages, bath, Multiple Award.

dryers (glassware), environmental and plant growth

chambers, freeze drying equipment, fume hoods, furnaces,

incubators, membrane bacterial filter, ovens, pumps,

refrigerators and freezers, sterilizers, thermoneters,

washers.

66 II P Laboratory/pharmacy furniture............................... Multiple Award.

66 II Q Instruments and laboratory equipment--environmental analysis Multiple Award.

equipment, oceanographic, weather and water quality.

66 II R Instruments and laboratory equipment--environmental Multiple Award.

analysis, pollution control, air hazard detecting

equipment; liquid or gas flow/level and water velocity

measuring instruments and accessories.

66 II T Biological safety cabinets--vertical, laminar airflow Multiple Award.

cabinetry.

66 III Cost per test--clinical analyzers, laboratory, chemistry, Multiple Award.

hematology, coagulation urinalysis, microbiology.

67 II & III Photographic equipment and supplies--camera, projectors, Multiple Award.

developing and finishing equipment, rear screen projectors,

photographic paper and miscellaneous supplies.

67 IV B Microphotograph equipment and supplies--cameras, projectors, Multiple Award.

and printers, developing and duplicating equipment, and

chemicals, film, and paper.

68 I A Chemical and chemical products--calcium chloride, deicing Single Award.

compounds, sodium chloride and bulk sodium chloride.

68 III C Chemical and chemical products--dry ice..................... Single Award.

68 III D Chemical and chemical products--propane..................... Single Award.

68 III E Chemical and chemical products--sulphur hexaflouride........ Single Award.

68 III F Chemical and chemical products--refrigerant fluorocarbons... Single Award.

68 III G Chemical and chemical products--helium...................... Single Award.

68 III K Chemical and chemical products--oxygen: aviator's breathing. Single Award.

68 III L Chemical and chemical products--industrial gases in high Single Award.

pressure cylinders.

68 III M Chemical and chemical products--industrial gases, liquid, in Single Award.

bulk and in low-pressure cylinders.

68 III N Chemical and chemical products--industrial gases, chlorine Single Award.

and ammonia.

68 V B & C Chemical and chemical products--water treatment chemicals Multiple Award.

for heating and cooling systems, and boiler fuel oil

additives.

68 VI A Chemical and chemical products--disinfectants............... Multiple Award.

68 VI B Chemical and chemical products--deodorants.................. Multiple Award.

69 Training aids and devices--programmed learning materials.... Multiple Award.

70 I A General purpose commercial automatic data processing Multiple Award.

equipment (used primarily on-line) and software.

70 I B & C General purpose commercial automatic data processing Multiple Award.

equipment, end-user computers (normally microcomputers) and

equipment used primarily off-line, and software.

71 I E Household and quarters furniture--upholstered (performance Multiple Award.

tested) furniture.

71 I H Household and quarters furniture--wall units, loft groups Multiple Award.

and unaccompanied personnel furniture.

71 II E Furniture systems--systems and modular furniture, Multiple Award.

workstations clusters, leased furniture systems and

clusters.

71 III A Miscellaneous furniture--classroom, auditorium and theater Multiple Award.

seating.

71 III B Miscellaneous furniture--library, wood or metal............. Multiple Award.

71 III C Miscellaneous furniture--storage cabinets for forms and Multiple Award.

flammable liquids.

71 III D Miscellaneous furniture--mail sorting and distribution Multiple Award.

equipment, modular storage cabinets, and molded plastic/

corrugated storage bins.

71 III E Miscellaneous furniture--safes, vault doors, map and plan Multiple Award.

files and accessories, COMSEC containers, and special

access control containers.

71 III F Miscellaneous furniture--hospital patient room furniture.... Multiple Award.

71 III H Miscellaneous furniture--multipurpose seating, rotary Multiple Award.

ergonomic chairs, clothing lockers, drafting stools and

intensive use task chairs.

71 III J Miscellaneous furniture--vertical blue-print filing Multiple Award.

cabinets, roll drawing files, and high density movable

shelf filing cabinet systems.

71 III L Miscellaneous furniture-- cafeteria and food service........ Multiple Award.

71 III M Miscellaneous furniture--acoustical partitions, speech Multiple Award.

privacy partitions, and vertical surface panels.

71 III N ADP furniture--storage and transportation items............. Multiple Award.

71 III T Display and communication boards............................ Multiple Award.

71 III Y Special purpose furniture--drafting stools, clothing Multiple Award.

lockers, and locker benches.

71 III Z Miscellaneous furniture--partitions......................... Single Award.

71 X Miscellaneous tables--conference room and multi-purpose Multiple Award.

tables.

71 XIV B Industrial furniture--tables, benches, and cabinets......... Multiple Award.

72 I A Household and commercial furnishing--carpet, rugs, carpet Multiple Award.

tiles, and carpet cushions.

72 I B Resilient flooring--vinyl and rubber tile and sheet goods... Multiple Award.

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72 I E Household and commercial furnishings--mats and matting (with Multiple Award.

and without logos).

72 V Household and commercial furnishings--draperies, Multiple Award.

coordinating bedspreads, and drapery hardware, cubical

curtains, cubicle hardware, venetian blinds, window shades,

and measuring and installation.

72 VIII B Recycling collection containers & specialty waste Multiple Award.

receptacles.

72 VIII Household and office accessories--wall art, artificial Multiple Award.

trees, plants, planters, ash urns, and smoking stands.

73 III Food service, handling, refrigeration and storage equipment-- Multiple Award.

cooking equipment, dish-washing equipment, food preparation

equipment, food service equipment, refrigeration and other

miscellaneous items.

74 I A Office machines--anti-theft devices, electronic typewriters, Multiple Award.

visual display preparation devices, sound reduction

enclosures, central dictation systems, rental, repair and

maintenance.

74 II & III Office machines--adding, calculating, cash registers, time Multiple Award.

measuring instruments, and miscellaneous office machines.

74 IV Visible record equipment--frames for pockets and cards, Multiple Award.

posting and ledger trays, cabinets and tub files.

75 I D Office supplies--plotting, facsimile, chart, recording paper Multiple Award.

and supplies.

75 II A Office supplies--drawing pencils, label marking and Multiple Award.

identification tape, chart supplies, desk sorters (plastic

and metal), typewriter correction material, price marking

equipment, data and loose leaf binders, computer printout

ruler, typist copy holder, adhesive backed note pads and

roll, fine tip markers, printwheels, typing elements,

ribbons for: typewriters, computers, word processors,

calculators, time recorders, and time stamps, electronic

cash registers, ink rolls for electronic calculators and

electronic cash registers.

75 V Office supplies--envelopes: mailing, printed and plain...... Single Award.

75 VIII A Office supplies--cards: tabulating, aperture, and copy...... Single Award.

75 XI Office supplies--xerographic paper and thermal copy paper... Multiple Award.

76 I Publications--dictionaries, encyclopedias, other reference Multiple Award.

books and pamphlets, maps, atlases, charts, and globes.

76 II Publications--law books, tax and reporting periodicals, and Multiple Award.

microfilmed library systems.

77 II N Musical instruments--instruments, amplifiers, accessories, Multiple Award.

and spare parts.

77 III Audio and video equipment--televisions, radios, phonographs, Multiple Award.

and VCR/VCP.

78 I A Athletic and recreational equipment--outdoor equipment...... Multiple Award.

78 I C Park and outdoor recreational equipment--outdoor Multiple Award.

recreational equipment.

79 I B Cleaning equipment and supplies--vacuum cleaners, carpet Multiple Award.

shampooers, floor polishing and scrubbing machines.

79 II A Ware washing compounds and laundry detergent--liquid and Multiple Award.

powdered dish washing compounds (contractor's standard

commercial supplies of detergents, rinse additives, and

related supplies) with contractor supplied, installed, and

maintained accessory dispensing systems.

79 V Sorbents--marine and non-marine............................. Multiple Award.

80 VI A Latex base paint (interior & exterior)--latex paint, gloss, Multiple Award.

semi-gloss, and flat, tint bases and ready mixed colors and

latex primer sealer.

81 I B Shipping, packaging & packing supplies--bags, sacks, boxes, Multiple Award.

cartons, crates, packaging and packing bulk materials.

84 II B Clothing and furnishings--special purpose clothing.......... Multiple Award.

84 V A Clothing and footwear--athetic and recreational............. Multiple Award.

84 VI A Law enforcement equipment--personal, canine, vehicle, and Multiple Award.