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3 Supplier Relations

3 Supplier Relations

3.1 Introduction

3.1.1 General

3.1.2 Supply Chain Management

3.2 Supplier Diversity

3.2.1 General

3.2.1.d Definitions

3.2.2 Sourcing

3.2.2.b Responsibilities

3.2.3 Subcontracting with Small, Minority, and Woman-owned Businesses

3.2.3.d Contract Clauses

3.2.4 Classification Codes

3.3 Mandatory Sources

3.3.1 General

3.3.2 Existing Assets

3.3.3 Workshops for People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled

3.3.3.c Ordering

3.3.4 People Who Are Blind or State Licensing Agencies for the Blind

3.3.5 Defense Energy Support Center

3.4 Government Sources

3.4.1 General

3.4.2 Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (UNICOR)

3.4.2.a General

3.4.3 General Services Administration

3.4.4 Defense Logistics Agency

3.4.5 Department of Veterans Affairs

3.4.6 Government Printing Office

3.5 Commercial Suppliers

3.5.1 General

3.5.2 Prequalification

3.5.2.b General

3.5.2.d Determining the Prequalification Method

3.5.2.e Determining the Prequalified Suppliers

3.5.2.f Maintaining Prequalified Lists

3.5.3 Publicizing Purchase Opportunities and Contract Awards

3.5.3.a Policy

3.5.3.b Methods

3.5.4 Unsolicited Proposals

3.6 Business Disagreements

3.7 Debarment and Suspension

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