Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Competition Requirements for Purchases From a Required Source

DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement section 811 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 and section 819 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003. Sections 811 and 819 address requirements for conducting market research before purchasing a product listed in the Federal Prison Industries (FPI) catalog, and for use of competitive procedures if an FPI product is found to be noncomparable to products available from the private sector. Section 819 also addresses limitations on an inmate worker's access to information and on use of FPI as a subcontractor.