Robert92

"FAR 8.1104(e) is simply stating what clauses to use and doesn’t really categorize anything." Exactly. So if you use a "service" clause, you just broke the law. Again you have to ask yourself, what manual, guidebook, comic book, etc trumps the FAR? At some point your office just has to make a business decision and stick with it. Otherwise you can make yourself go nuts. "FAR Part 1.602-2 Responsibilities states that contracting officers should be allowed wide latitude to exercise business judgment. I believe the determination that a lease with the overwhelming majority of the costs are equipment related could not reasonably be questioned if solicited and awarded as a supply requirement."

Unless you have the power to trump the FAR, its a supply end of story per the office I work in. This of course correlates to the GPC card as well. The FAR is the law and the law says you MUST use supply clause and provisions. Our office does not care what GSA or any other agency has to say, if you don't trump the FAR, then you don't trump the FAR. 8.1104(e) is FORCING you to use supply clauses.