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Purchase From Mandatory Sources

The Postal Service is required to comply with laws that outline mandatory sources for particular purchases. These include:

Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46-48c)

Randolph-Sheppard Act (20 U.S.C. 107 et seq.)

In addition, under the terms of an interagency agreement with the Defense Energy Support Center, purchases of certain fuel requirements must follow mandatory procedures.

Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46-48c)

The Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46-48c) requires that the Postal Service and other Federal agencies purchase certain supplies and services from qualified workshops that employ people who are blind or severely disabled. The Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled determines which supplies and services must be purchased and their price. Supplies and services provided by people who are blind or severely disabled are listed in the Committee's Procurement List, available at the Committee's website (www.jwod.gov). Additions and deletions are published in the Federal Register as they occur.

Supplies and services must be ordered from the central nonprofit agency designated on the Procurement List or from the workshops concerned and may not be purchased from commercial sources unless authorized by the agency or the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, which is authorized to grant an exception based on time and volume requirements.

Randolph-Sheppard Act (20 U.S.C. 107 et seq.)

Under the provisions of the Randolph-Sheppard Act (20 U.S.C. 107 et seq.), people who are blind and licensed by a state licensing agency must be given priority for the operation of food vending services in Postal Service facilities. See Handbook AS-707H, Contracting for Food Services, and Handbook EL-602, Food Service Operations.

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Defense Energy Support Center (DESC)

Under an interagency agreement with the Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), Postal Service facilities whose fuel requirement is 20,000 gallons or more per product (gasoline, gasohol, diesel fuel, heating fuel or kerosene) at any given location must purchase fuel from DESC suppliers. See Administrative Support Manual, sections 543 and 544.

See also the discussion of additional laws and regulations in the Laws topic of the General Practices.

Other Topics Considered

Laws topic, General Practices

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