# 41 CFR § 101-25.101-4: Supply through indefinite quantity requirement contracts

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## Section

- **Citation:** 41 CFR § 101-25.101-4
- **Heading:** Supply through indefinite quantity requirement contracts
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 41—Public Contracts and Property Management > Subtitle C—Federal Property Management Regulations System > CHAPTER 101—FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS > SUBCHAPTER E—SUPPLY AND PROCUREMENT > PART 101-25—GENERAL > Subpart 101-25.1—General Policies

## Text

The following criteria shall govern in determining whether an item can be most advantageously supplied through the medium of indefinite quantity requirement contracts covering specific periods and providing for delivery to use points as needs arise:
(a) The item shall be such a character that—
(1) Handling on a storage and issue basis is not economically sound, under the criteria prescribed in § 101-25.101-2;
(2) Rate of use and frequency of ordering at use points is estimated to be sufficient to warrant the making of indefinite quantity requirement contracts;
(3) It is either not feasible to forecast definite requirements for delivery to specific use points (as in the case of new items initially being introduced into a supply system), or no advantage accrues doing so; and
(b) Industry distribution facilities are adequate properly to serve the use points involved; and
(c) Conditions exist where any of the following factors requires the maintaining of indefinite quantity requirements contracts—
(1) Advantage to the Government is greater than would be secured by definite quantity procurements by individual offices or agencies (the determining consideration being one of overall economy to the Government, rather than one of direct comparison of unit prices of individual items obtainable through other methods of supply); or no known procurement economies would be effected but the requirements of offices of agencies can best be served by indefinite quantity requirements contracts.
(2) Acute competitive bidding problems exist because of highly technical matters which can best be met on a centralized contracting basis.
(3) The item is proprietary or so complex in design, function, or operation as to be noncompetitive and procurement can best be performed on a centralized contracting basis.

## Nearby sections

- [41 CFR § 101-25.100 § 101-25.100 Use of Government personal property and nonpersonal services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-101-25.100.md)
- [41 CFR § 101-25.101-1 § 101-25.101-1 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-101-25.101-1.md)
- [41 CFR § 101-25.101-2 § 101-25.101-2 Supply through storage and issue.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-101-25.101-2.md)
- [41 CFR § 101-25.101-3 § 101-25.101-3 Supply through consolidated purchase for direct delivery to use points.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-101-25.101-3.md)
- [41 CFR § 101-25.101-4 § 101-25.101-4 Supply through indefinite quantity requirement contracts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-101-25.101-4.md)
- [41 CFR § 101-25.101-5 § 101-25.101-5 Supply through local purchase.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-101-25.101-5.md)
- [41 CFR § 101-25.102 § 101-25.102 Exchange or sale of personal property for replacement purposes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-101-25.102.md)
- [41 CFR § 101-25.103-1 § 101-25.103-1 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-101-25.103-1.md)
- [41 CFR § 101-25.103-3 § 101-25.103-3 Trading stamps or bonus goods received from contractors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-101-25.103-3.md)
- [41 CFR § 101-25.103-4 § 101-25.103-4 Disposition of promotional materials, trading stamps, or bonus goods.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-101-25.103-4.md)
- [41 CFR § 101-25.104 § 101-25.104 Acquisition of office furniture and office machines.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-101-25.104.md)
- [41 CFR § 101-25.104-1 § 101-25.104-1 Redistribution, repair, or rehabilitation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-101-25.104-1.md)
- [41 CFR § 101-25.106 § 101-25.106 Servicing of office machines.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-101-25.106.md)
- [41 CFR § 101-25.107 § 101-25.107 Guidelines for requisitioning and proper use of consumable or low cost items.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-101-25.107.md)

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