116 STAT. 1080 PUBLIC LAW 107-217—AUG. 21, 2002 (B) PUBLIC UTILITY CONTRACTS.— ^A contract for public utility services may be made for a period of not more than 10 years. (2) POLICIES AND METHODS.— (A) IN GENERAL.— The Administrator of General Services shall prescribe policies and methods for executive agencies regarding the procurement and supply of personal property and nonpersonal services and related functions. (B) CONTROLLING REGULATION.—Policies and methods prescribed by the Administrator of General Services under this paragraph are subject to regulations prescribed by the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy under the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). (c) REPRESENTATION.— For transportation and other public utility services used by executive agencies, the Administrator of General Services shall represent the agencies— (1) in negotiations with carriers and other public utilities; and (2) in proceedings involving carriers or other public utilities before federal and state regulatory bodies. (d) FACILITIES. —The Administrator of General Services shall operate, for executive agencies, warehouses, supply centers, repair shops, fuel yards, and other similar facilities. After consultation with the executive agencies affected, the Administrator of General Services shall consolidate, take over, or arrange for executive agencies to operate the facilities. § 502. Services for other entities (a) FEDERAL AGENCIES, MIXED-OWNERSHIP GOVERNMENT COR- PORATIONS, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. —On request, the Administrator of General Services shall provide, to the extent practicable, any of the services specified in section 501 of this title to— (1) a federal agency; (2) a mixed-ownership Government corporation (as defined in section 9101 of title 31); or (3) the District of Columbia. (b) QUALIFIED NONPROFIT AGENCIES. — (1) IN GENERAL.— On request, the Administrator may provide, to the extent practicable, any of the services specified in section 501 of this title to an agency that is— (A)(i) a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind (as defined in section 5(3) of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 48b(3))); or (ii) a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely handicapped (as defined in section 5(4) of the Javits-Wagner- O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 48b(4))); and (B) providing a commodity or service to the Federal Government under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46 et seq.). (2) USE OF SERVICES. —^A nonprofit agency receiving services under this subsection shall use the services directly in making or providing to the Government a commodity or service that has been determined by the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled under section 2
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