# 48 CFR § 538.272: 538.272 FSS price reductions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-538.272

## Section

- **Citation:** 48 CFR § 538.272
- **Heading:** 538.272 FSS price reductions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System > CHAPTER 5—GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION > SUBCHAPTER F—SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING > PART 538—FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACTING > Subpart 538.2—Establishing and Administering Federal Supply Schedules

## Text

(a) Applicability. This section applies when the contract contains the basic clause 552.238-80 Industrial Funding Fee and Sales Reporting.
(b) The basic clause and Alternate I of 552.238-81, Price Reductions, requires the contractor to maintain during the contract period the negotiated price/discount relationship (and/or term and condition relationship) between the eligible ordering activities and the offeror's customer or category of customers on which the contract award was predicated (see 538.271(c)). If a change occurs in the contractor's commercial pricing or discount arrangement applicable to the identified commercial customer (or category of customers) that results in a less advantageous relationship between the eligible ordering activities and this customer or category of customers, the change constitutes a “price reduction.”
(c) Ensure that the contractor understands the requirements of section 552.238-81 and agrees to report all price reductions to the Contracting Officer as provided for in the clause.
[81 FR 41137, June 23, 2016, as amended by 84 FR 17039, Apr. 23, 2019; 85 FR 62613, Oct. 5, 2020]

## Nearby sections

- [48 CFR § 538.201 538.201 Coordination requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-538.201.md)
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- [48 CFR § 538.270-1 538.270-1 Evaluation of offers without access to transactional data.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-538.270-1.md)
- [48 CFR § 538.271 538.271 FSS contract awards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-538.271.md)
- [48 CFR § 538.272 538.272 FSS price reductions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-538.272.md)
- [48 CFR § 538.273 538.273 FSS solicitation provisions and contract clauses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-538.273.md)
- [48 CFR § 538.7000 538.7000 Scope of subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-538.7000.md)
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- [48 CFR § 538.7002-3 538.7002-3 Public health emergencies program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-538.7002-3.md)
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