Purchase descriptions for service contracts.

Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2023-10-01 2023-10-01 false Purchase descriptions for service contracts. 11.106 Section 11.106 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION ACQUISITION PLANNING DESCRIBING AGENCY NEEDS Selecting and Developing Requirements Documents 11.106 Purchase descriptions for service contracts. In drafting purchase descriptions for service contracts, agency requiring activities shall ensure that inherently governmental functions (see subpart 7.5) are not assigned to a contractor. These purchase descriptions shall (a) Reserve final determination for Government officials; (b) Require proper identification of contractor personnel who attend meetings, answer Government telephones, or work in situations where their actions could be construed as acts of Government officials unless, in the judgment of the agency, no harm can come from failing to identify themselves; and (c) Require suitable marking of all documents or reports produced by contractors. [61 FR 2629, Jan. 26, 1996. Redesignated at 64 FR 32742, June 17, 1999]