41 U.S.C. § 43 : US Code - Section 43: Walsh-Healey provisions not applicable to certain contracts

Search 41 U.S.C. § 43 : US Code - Section 43: Walsh-Healey provisions not applicable to certain contracts

Sections 35 to 45 of this title shall not apply to purchases of
such materials, supplies, articles, or equipment as may usually be
bought in the open market; nor shall they apply to perishables,
including dairy, livestock and nursery products, or to agricultural
or farm products processed for first sale by the original
producers; nor to any contracts made by the Secretary of
Agriculture for the purchase of agricultural commodities or the
products thereof. Nothing in said sections shall be construed to
apply to carriage of freight or personnel by vessel, airplane, bus,
truck, express, or railway line where published tariff rates are in
effect or to common carriers subject to the Communications Act of
1934 [47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.].