(a)
Agencies shall, through the lowest appropriate activity, arrange for transfer of promotional materials, trading stamps, or bonus goods, without reimbursement in accordance with internal agency procedures to a nearby Federal hospital or similar institution operated, managed, or supervised by the Department of Defense (DOD) or the Veterans Administration (VA) when:
(1)
The contract does not contain a price reduction clause, or
(2)
The contractor refuses to grant a price reduction, and
(3)
It is deemed practical and in the best interest of the Government to accept such promotional items as a price reduction, and
(4)
The procuring or receiving agency has no practical use for the promotional items.
(b)
Before transferring promotional materials, trading stamps, or bonus goods to the above Federal institutions, it must be determined that the proposed recipient is prepared to receive and use such items. If these items cannot be used by the receiving agency or a medical facility, they should be disposed of in accordance with 41 CFR 101-43, 44 and 45.
Code of Federal Regulations
[48 FR 48232, Oct. 18, 1983]