§ 939.4470 - Contractor acquisitions of FIP resources.

(a) Management and operating (M&O) contracts. Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, M&O contractors and their subcontractors shall not be used to acquire FIP resources unrelated to the mission of the M&O contract either for sole use by DOE employees or employees of other DOE contractors, or for use by other Federal agencies or their contractors.

(b) Other than M&O contracts. Where it has been determined that a contractor (other than an M&O contractor or its subcontractor) will acquire FIP resources either for sole use by DOE employees or for the furnishing of the FIP resources as government-furnished property under another contract, DOE will obtain any needed procurement authority from GSA prior to having the contractor acquire the FIP resources.

(c) Consolidated contractor acquisitions. When common FIP resource requirements in support of DOE programs have been identified and it is anticipated that the consolidation of such requirements will promote cost or other efficiencies, the Designated Senior Official for Information Management may authorize an M&O contractor to acquire FIP resources for use by the following:

(1) One or more other contractor(s) performing on-site at the same DOE-owned or -leased facility as the M&O contractor, or

(2) Other M&O contractors.