Changes or cancellations of priority ratings and rated orders.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) The priority rating on a rated order may be changed or canceled by: (1) An official action of USDA; or (2) Written notification from the person who placed the rated order. (b) If an unrated order is amended so as to make it a rated order, or a DO rating is changed to a DX rating, the supplier must give the appropriate preferential treatment to the order as (c) An amendment to a rated order that significantly alters a supplier's original production or delivery schedule constitutes a new rated order as of the date of its receipt. The supplier must accept or reject the amended order according to the provisions of § 789.13. (d) The following amendments do not constitute a new rated order: (1) A change in shipping destination; (2) A reduction in the total amount of the order; (3) An increase in the total amount of the order that has a negligible impact upon deliveries; (4) A minor variation in size or design; or (5) A change that is agreed upon between the supplier and the customer. (e) If a person no longer needs items or services to fill a rated order, any rated orders placed with suppliers for the items or services, or the priority rating on those orders, must be canceled. (f) When a priority rating is added to an unrated order, or is changed or canceled, all suppliers must be promptly notified in writing.

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 789.16