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         <ph class="- topic/ph " props="autonumber">541.201</ph> Policy.</title>
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                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(a)</ph>  GSA purchases utility
services in a manner that is consistent with the regulations, rulings
and franchise or service territories. Rates are established by independent
regulatory bodies. These Tariff rates:</p>
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                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph>  Are
considered “prices set by law or regulation”; and</p>
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							              <p id="d684e36" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph> Are sufficient
to set prices without obtaining cost or pricing data (see <xref href="https://www.acquisition.gov/far/15.403-1"
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                              class="- topic/xref ">FAR 15.403-1</xref>(c) (2)).</p>
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					          <p id="id2191A200Y5Z" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(b)</ph>FAR
Deviation. Notwithstanding the policy as set forth at <xref href="https://www.acquisition.gov/far/41.201"
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                        class="- topic/xref ">FAR 41.201</xref>(b), GSA is exempt
from the requirement to acquire a bilateral written contract for
the acquisition of utility services from regulated utility providers
and further exempt from the procedures listed in <xref href="https://www.acquisition.gov/far/41.202"
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                        class="- topic/xref ">FAR 41.202</xref> when acquiring
such services. 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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					          <p id="id2191A2060Y4" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(c)</ph>A
bilateral written contract is not required to establish new accounts
with a regulated utility service provider or to pay for services
rendered by any such provider.</p>
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                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(d)</ph>Except
as required during an emergency situation, a GSA purchase card may
not be used as a payment method for any utility services. If a GSA
purchase card is used during an emergency situation, the purchase
card holder must inform the designated GSA budget office.</p>
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