Blanket Purchase Agreements
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Blanket Purchase Agreements are streamlined, long-term purchasing arrangements used by U.S. federal agencies to fill recurring needs for supplies or services under pre-negotiated terms and pricing.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blanket Purchase Agreement | 0 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. federal procurement instrument
ⓘ
ordering mechanism ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | BPA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | simplified acquisition procedures ⓘ |
| canBeEstablishedAgainst |
Federal Supply Schedule contracts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
open market sources ⓘ |
| differsFrom | Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity contract because it is not a contract by itself ⓘ |
| governedBy |
FAR 13.303
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FAR Part 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal Acquisition Regulation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBenefit |
enables volume discounts
ⓘ
improves pricing for recurring needs ⓘ reduces lead time for orders ⓘ reduces paperwork ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
does not obligate funds at establishment
ⓘ
establishes pre-negotiated pricing ⓘ establishes pre-negotiated terms ⓘ flexible ordering ⓘ funds are obligated by individual calls or orders ⓘ long-term purchasing arrangement ⓘ streamlined documentation ⓘ used for repetitive needs ⓘ |
| hasLifecycleStage |
administration
ⓘ
closeout ⓘ establishment ⓘ ordering ⓘ |
| hasParty |
contractor
ⓘ
ordering activity contracting officer ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to fill recurring needs for services
ⓘ
to fill recurring needs for supplies ⓘ to reduce administrative costs of purchasing ⓘ to streamline repetitive purchases ⓘ |
| hasType |
multiple-award BPA
ⓘ
single-award BPA ⓘ |
| limitedBy | simplified acquisition threshold for individual calls unless otherwise authorized ⓘ |
| mayBeEstablishedWith |
multiple suppliers
ⓘ
single supplier ⓘ |
| mayInclude |
discounts from established price lists
ⓘ
maximum call amount ⓘ total ceiling amount ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | agency-specific supplements to the FAR ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity contract ⓘ |
| requires |
billing procedures
ⓘ
competition for establishment unless an exception applies ⓘ delivery terms ⓘ description of supplies or services to be provided ⓘ documentation of rationale for establishment ⓘ periodic review by contracting officer ⓘ pricing terms ⓘ termination procedures ⓘ |
| usedBy | U.S. federal agencies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial items
ⓘ
non-complex services ⓘ |
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