The use of Blanket Purchase Agreements under the Federal Supply Schedule Program has been permitted for a long time. Refer to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.203-1(f): "BPA’s may also be established with Federal Supply Schedule contracts...."

FAR 13.2 provides the following procedures for establishing a BPA under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures:

The Contracting Officer may use a BPA when there is:

• A need for a wide variety of items, but the exact items, quantities, and delivery requirements are not known in advance.
• A need for commercial sources of supply for one or more offices that do not have purchase authority.
• To reduce the administrative burden of writing numerous purchase orders.

Contracting Officers must contact Vendors to negotiate the terms and conditions of the BPA.

Sample Blanket Purchase Agreement