Yes, under certain circumstances.
Open market items are also known as:
- incidental items,
- ancillary items,
- non-contract items,
- non-Schedule items, and
- items not on a GSA Schedule contract.
For administrative convenience, and as authorized under FAR 8.402(f), an agency contracting officer may add items not on the GSA Schedule contract — i.e., open market items — to a GSA Schedule Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) or an individual task or delivery order only if:
- All applicable acquisition regulations pertaining to the purchase of the items not on the GSA Schedule contract have been followed (e.g., publicizing (FAR Part 5), competition requirements (FAR Part 6), acquisition of commercial items (FAR Part 12), contracting methods (FAR Parts 13, 14, and 15), and small business programs (FAR Part 19);
- The ordering activity contracting officer has determined the prices for the items not on the GSA Schedule contract are fair and reasonable;
- The items are clearly labeled on the order as items not on the GSA Schedule contract; and
- All clauses applicable to items not on the GSA Schedule contract are included in the order.
It is essential however, that a vendor identify those items that are not on their schedule in quotes or proposals and invoices. Simply state "Open Market Item in parentheses after each item.
You should call attention to this by inserting a statement on these documents similar to : "This quote/invoice contains open market items which we have identified on specified line items. Open market items are allowed under as stated in FAR 8.402(f)"
View a brief presentation about selling open marketing items. See
