This subpart prescribes policies and procedures for soliciting offers, awarding contracts, and placing orders under DLA’s Customer Value Contracting (CVC) initiative. The Administrator of General Services and DLA have agreed that DLA is responsible for developing and maintaining Federal Supply Schedule type contracts for assigned items in furtherance of the National Supply System concept (see DoD 4140.1-R, Appendix 7). Authority for this is also found in FAR 8.401(a) and FAR 38.000.