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         <ph class="- topic/ph " props="autonumber">541.204</ph> GSA areawide contracts.</title>
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					          <p id="id2191AE00XYK" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(a)</ph>The existence of a GSA
areawide contract for the required service and location does not
necessarily mean that the subject utility provider is the only source
capable of meeting the requirement (see <xref href="https://www.acquisition.gov/far/41.202"
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                        scope="external"
                        class="- topic/xref ">FAR 41.202</xref>(a) and <xref href="https://www.acquisition.gov/far/41.204"
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                        scope="external"
                        class="- topic/xref ">41.204</xref>(c)(1)). When market research
and acquisition planning support ordering the entire requirement
under an area-wide contract, the contracting officer may do so,
but shall utilize the annual reviews required by <xref href="https://www.acquisition.gov/far/41.401"
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                        scope="external"
                        class="- topic/xref ">FAR 41.401</xref> to determine the
feasibility of later entering into a competitive contract for a
portion of the requirement.</p>
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					          <p id="id2191AE030HT" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(b)</ph>
                  <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">FAR Deviation.</i>
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							              <p id="id2191AE0D0PF" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph>Except as may be otherwise required
by the terms of the areawide contract, and notwithstanding the requirement at <xref href="https://www.acquisition.gov/far/41.204"
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                              scope="external"
                              class="- topic/xref ">FAR 41.204</xref>(c)(1), a bilateral
written order is not required to establish new accounts or to pay
for services rendered under an areawide contract.</p>
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							              <p id="id2191AE0E0PN" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph>Notwithstanding
the requirement at <xref href="https://www.acquisition.gov/far/41.204"
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                              class="- topic/xref ">FAR 41.204</xref>(c)(3),
the contracting officer does not have to use the Standard Form 26.</p>
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							              <p id="id2191AE0E07Q" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(3)</ph>Instead,
GSA will follow the Regulated Utility Service Procedures set forth
at <xref href="https://insite.gsa.gov/utilityacquisition"
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                              scope="external"
                              class="- topic/xref ">https://insite.gsa.gov/utilityacquisition</xref>.</p>
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