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[CITE: 16USC833f]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
                     CHAPTER 12C--FORT PECK PROJECT
 
Sec. 833f. Purchase of supplies and services

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all purchases and 
contracts made by the Bureau 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 Bureau 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 purchase 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 Bureau 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.

(May 18, 1938, ch. 250, Sec. 7, 52 Stat. 406; 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act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 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

    Power marketing functions of Bureau of Reclamation, including 
construction, operation, and maintenance of transmission lines and 
attendant facilities, transferred to Secretary of Energy by section 
7152(a)(1)(E), (3) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and are 
to be exercised by Secretary through a separate Administration within 
Department of Energy.
    For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies 
of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of 
the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, 
Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in 
the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
