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[CITE: 16USC832g]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
                     CHAPTER 12B--BONNEVILLE PROJECT
 
Sec. 832g. Purchase of supplies and services

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all purchases and 
contracts made by the administrator or the Secretary of the Army for 
supplies or for services except for personal services, shall be made 
after advertising, in such manner and at such times, sufficiently in 
advance of opening bids, as the administrator or Secretary of the Army, 
as the case may be, shall determine to be adequate to insure notice and 
opportunity for competition. Such advertisement shall not be required, 
however, when (1) an emergency requires immediate delivery of the 
supplies or performance of the services; or (2) repair parts, 
accessories, supplemental equipment, or services are required for 
supplies or services previously furnished or contracted for; or (3) the 
aggregate amount involved in any purchase of supplies or procurement of 
services does not exceed $500; in which cases such purchases of supplies 
or procurement of services may be made in the open market in the manner 
common among businessmen. In comparing bids and in making awards, the 
administrator or the Secretary of the Army, as the case may be, may 
consider such factors as relative quality and adaptability of supplies 
or services, the bidder's financial responsibility, skill, experience, 
record of integrity in dealing, and ability to furnish repairs and 
maintenance services, the time of delivery or performance offered, and 
whether the bidder has complied with the specifications.

(Aug. 20, 1937, ch. 720, Sec. 8, 50 Stat. 735; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, 
title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)

                         Change of Name

    Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of 
Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of 
act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of 
act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 
1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted ``Title 10, 
Armed Forces'' which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued military 
Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of 
the Army.

                          Transfer of Functions

    Functions of Secretary of the Interior with respect to Bonneville 
Power Administration transferred to Secretary of Energy by section 
7152(a)(1)(D), (2) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, with 
Bonneville Power Administration to be preserved as a distinct 
organizational entity within Department of Energy and headed by an 
Administrator.
