Acronyms (colloquial) FPASA Public law 81-152 | Effective July 1, 1949 Statutes at Large 63 Stat. 377 | |
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Long title An Act to simplify the procurement, utilization, and disposal of Government property, to reorganize certain agencies of the Government, and for other purposes. Enacted by the 81st United States Congress | ||
The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is a United States federal law that established the General Services Administration (GSA). The act also provides for various Federal Standards to be published by the GSA. Among these is Federal Standard 1037C.
Contents
Titles
The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is divided into seven titles:
Title I
Title I designates the establishment of the agency known as the General Services Administration and its leadership in a general context. It should also be known that this section outlines the abolishment and transfer of affairs to the GSA the duties of the Federal Works Agency and the Bureau of Federal Supply. Title I also outlines guidelines for establishment of the General Supply Fund, Information Technology Fund, and the authorization to establish a nationwide network of Federal Information Centers.
Title II
Title II outlines responsibility for procurements subject to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act. This includes assets and or services such as storage, property identification, and transportation as well as policy for utilization, disposal, transfer or disposition, regulation, standardization, and cataloging of those assets and services.
Also listed are applicability of antitrust regulation, employment of personnel, penalties for nonconformity, operation of buildings and activities, and a requirement to report to congress.
Title III Procurement Procedure
Title III outlines policies for the application of federal procurement and methods for acquisition procedures, electronic commerce capability, competition, solicitation of services, evaluation, and validation of proprietary data.
Additionally, regulation of interaction between contracting agencies and the GSA is detailed here.
Title V
Title V of this act superseded and repealed the Federal Records Act of 1950.
Title VI
Title VI outlines policy for application of existing procedures and repeals many acts as listed in the text.
Also noted are regulations for separation and guidelines against sexual discrimination in the GSA.
Title VII
Repealed Public Law 91-466, 84 Stat. 990 as of January 1, 1971.
Titl e VIII
Title VIII establishes guidelines for the use and disposal of urban lands including acquisition, and change of use. Also of note is the Waiver During National Emergency (Sect 805 [40 U.S.C. 534]) which allows the temporary suspension of the aforementioned guidelines during a period of national emergency as declared by the President of the United States of America.
Title IX
Title IX covers policy and guidelines for the selection and acquisition of engineering and architectural services.