{"id":221312,"date":"2025-05-29T11:51:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T11:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=221312"},"modified":"2025-05-29T11:51:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T11:51:27","slug":"contracting-activities-may-acquire-supplies-or-services-that-are-on-the-procurement-list-from-commercial-sources-if-the-acquisition-is-under-the-micro-purchase-threshold-and-the-government-purchase-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/29\/contracting-activities-may-acquire-supplies-or-services-that-are-on-the-procurement-list-from-commercial-sources-if-the-acquisition-is-under-the-micro-purchase-threshold-and-the-government-purchase-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Contracting activities may acquire supplies or services that are on the procurement list from commercial sources, if the acquisition is under the micro-purchase threshold and the government purchase card is used."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Contracting activities may acquire supplies or services that are on the procurement list from commercial sources, if the acquisition is under the micro-purchase threshold and the government purchase card is used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Correct Answer: False<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explanation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement is false<\/strong>. Contracting activities may not<\/strong> acquire supplies or services that are on the Procurement List<\/strong> from commercial sources\u2014even if the acquisition is under the micro-purchase threshold<\/strong> and the Government Purchase Card (GPC)<\/strong> is used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Procurement List<\/strong> is maintained by the U.S. AbilityOne Commission<\/strong> under the Javits-Wagner-O’Day (JWOD) Act<\/strong>. It includes products and services that are mandatory sources of supply<\/strong> for federal agencies. These items must be purchased from nonprofit agencies that employ people who are blind or have other significant disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.002 and 8.703<\/strong>, agencies are required to give priority to mandatory sources such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Supplies and services on the Procurement List (AbilityOne Program)<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Federal Prison Industries (FPI),<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Wholesale supply sources like GSA and DLA.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Even when an acquisition falls under the micro-purchase threshold<\/strong> (currently $10,000 for most purchases), the use of the Government Purchase Card (GPC)<\/strong> does not override the requirement to buy from the Procurement List if the needed item or service is available there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Purchases made outside of this rule\u2014even unintentionally\u2014can result in non-compliance<\/strong> with federal acquisition regulations. In such cases, the agency may be subject to audits or corrective actions, and the contracting officer may be held accountable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Therefore, if an item or service is on the Procurement List, the agency must<\/strong> procure it from an AbilityOne participating nonprofit agency, regardless of the dollar amount or payment method used. Exceptions are rare and must be approved through proper channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This regulation ensures that employment opportunities are preserved for individuals with disabilities, fulfilling the purpose of the AbilityOne Program and adhering to federal procurement law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Contracting activities may acquire supplies or services that are on the procurement list from commercial sources, if the acquisition is under the micro-purchase threshold and the government purchase card is used. The Correct Answer and Explanation is: Correct Answer: False Explanation The statement is false. Contracting activities may not acquire supplies or services that are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-221312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221312\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}