Part 841 - Acquisition of Utility Services

Subpart 841.2—[Reserved]

AUTHORITY:  40 U.S.C. 121(c); 41 U.S.C. 1702; and 48 CFR 1.301-1.304.

Subpart 841.1 - General 

841.102  Applicability.

(a) This part applies to purchases of utility services from nonregulated and regulated utility suppliers when a delegation of authority from GSA for those services is requested and obtained.

(b)(4) The acquisition of energy, such as electricity, and natural or manufactured gas, when purchased as a commodity is considered to be acquisitions of supplies rather than utility services as described in FAR part 41.

Subpart 841.2 - [Reserved] 

Subpart 841.5 - Solicitation Provision and Contract Clauses 

841.501  Solicitation provision and contract clauses.

841.501-70  Disputes—Utility contracts.

The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 852.241-70, Disputes—Utility Contracts, in solicitations and contracts for utility services subject to the jurisdiction and regulation of a utility rate commission.