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Interim Internal Purchasing Guidelines > 3 Supplier Relations > 3.3 Mandatory Sources
If the following sources can meet Postal Service requirements, they must be
considered before purchasing certain commodities.
Existing assets are supplies, equipment, or services already within the Postal
Service or available under a current contract. Before purchasing new
supplies or services, purchase teams should always consider:
1. Reutilization of surplus materials, when economically practical;
2. Supplies within existing inventories; and
3. Orders against existing contracts.
3.3.3.a General. The Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46-48) requires that the
Postal Service and other federal agencies purchase certain supplies and
services from qualified workshops which 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.
3.3.3.b Procurement Lists. Supplies and services provided by people who are blind
or severely disabled are listed in the Committee's Procurement List. Additions
and deletions are published in the Federal Register as they occur. The list is
available at the Committee's Web site (www.jwod.gov) or may be obtained by
submitting General Services Administration (GSA) Form 457, Federal
Publications Mailing List Application, to:
GSA CENTRALIZED MAILING LISTS SERVICE
PO BOX 6477
FORT WORTH TX 76115-0077
1. General. Except as stated in 3.3.3.c.2, supplies and services must be
ordered from the central nonprofit agency designated on the
Procurement List, or from the workshops concerned.
2. Exceptions. Supplies and services contained on the Procurement List
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. The Committee will grant an exception when the
agency cannot meet the requirement within the period specified, and
commercial sources can. It may also grant an exception when the
quantity involved is insufficient for economic production by the
workshop. If a purchase exception is granted because of required
delivery dates, orderers must initiate the purchase within 15 days,
unless additional time is allowed by the agency. Orderers must send a
copy of the solicitation to the agency.
3. Compliance with Orders. If a workshop fails to comply with the terms of
an order, and the problem cannot be resolved with the workshop, the
order must be canceled. Quality-related problems that cannot be
resolved with the workshop must be referred to the agency. When an
order is canceled, the agency must be notified and requested to
reallocate the order if practicable. If reallocation is not practicable, a
purchase exception will be given by the agency.
People who are blind and licensed under the provisions of the
Randolph-Sheppard Act (20 U.S.C. 107 et seq.) or by a state licensing
agency must be given priority for the operation of food vending services in
Postal Service facilities. See Handbooks AS-707H, Contracting for Food
Services, and EL-602, Food Service Operations.
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 at any given location must purchase fuel (gasoline,
gasohol, diesel fuel, heating, and kerosene) from DESC suppliers. See
Administrative Support Manual (ASM) 543 and 54
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