Requests for priority rating authority.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) (b) (1) A request for priority rating authority for production or construction equipment must be submitted to the U.S. Department of Commerce on Form BIS-999 (see 15 CFR 700.51). Form BIS-999 may be obtained from USDA as specified in § 789.20(c) or from the Department of Commerce as specified in 15 CFR 700.50. (2) When the use of a priority rating is authorized for the procurement of production or construction equipment, a rated order may be used either to purchase or to lease such equipment. However, in the latter case, the equipment may be leased only from a person engaged in the business of leasing such equipment or from a person willing to lease rather than sell. (c) For rating authority in advance of a rated prime contract: (1) In certain cases and upon specific request, USDA, in order to promote the national defense, may authorize a person to place a priority rating on an order to a supplier in advance of the issuance of a rated prime contract. In these instances, the person requesting advance rating authority must obtain sponsorship of the request from USDA. The person assumes any business risk associated with the placing of a rated order if the order has to be canceled in the event the rated prime contract is not issued. (2) The person must state the following in the request: (3) In reviewing requests for rating authority in advance of a rated prime contract, USDA will consider, among other things, the following criteria: (i) The probability that the prime contrac

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 789.21