negotiations For laundry and other common services

negotiations For laundry and other common services Sec. 202. (a) Section 5012 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding a new subsection (c) thereto to read as follows: “(c) The Administrator may procure laundry services, and other common services as specifically approved by him from nonprofit, tax-exempt educational, medical or community institutions, without regard to the requirements of section 302(c) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (41 U.S.C. 252(c)), whenever such services are not reasonably available from private commercial sources. Notwithstanding this exclusion, the provisions of section 304 of that Act shall apply to procurement authorized by this subsection.” (b) The catchline of such section 5012 is amended to read: “Authority to procure and dispose of property and to negotiate for common services”. (c) The table of sections at the head of chapter 81 of title 38. United States Code, is amended by deleting: “5012. Authority to procure and dispose of property.” and inserting in lieu thereof: “5012. Authority to procure and dispose of property and to negotiate for common services.”