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      <title class="- topic/title " xtrc="GSAR">
         <ph class="- topic/ph " props="autonumber">538.271</ph> FSS contract awards.</title>
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               <p id="d656e17" audience="GSAR" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(a)</ph> FSS awards
will be for commercial products
and commercial services. Negotiate contracts as a discount
from established catalog prices.</p>
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               <p id="d656e26" audience="GSAR" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(b)</ph> Before awarding any FSS awards
determine that the offered prices are fair and reasonable (see FAR
Subpart 15.4 and <xref href="538.270.dita#GSAM_538_270"
                        outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                        class="- topic/xref ">538.270</xref>). Document the
negotiation and your determination using FAR 15.406-3 as guidance.</p>
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