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NOTE: ASF Circular No. 71, being dispatched by mail, will not be
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(Cir, 70)

ASF Circular ) Headquarters Army Service Forces,
Noe 70 ) ; Washington 25, De Ce, 2 September 19436

Section

Educational discounts on textbooks, drafting, inedical, dental,
and veterinery instruments, slide rules, and other
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Editing of Signal Corps requisitions for supplies and equip-
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Physical training periods at Army Specialized Training units--

Ie=Fducational discounts om textbooks, drafting, medical, dental,
and veterinary instrumen:s, slide ruies, and other trainee supolies.--
1. In order to eliminasé the confusion that nas been found to exist in
Army Specialized Training branches, scnools, and school book stores with
respect to publishers! discounts, the following is’set forth for the
guidance of all concerned: :

ae Schools or colleges are the sources through which subject items
are to be procured for Army Svecialized Training units, including medical,
dental, and veterinary units, It is immaterial whether the schoals. or
college secure the subject items through local book stores or from publish=
ing houses, manufacturers, or jobberSe ee

be Publishing houses, manufacturers, or jobbers normaliy allow a
discount of a least 20 percent of list or published prices of textbooks
to book stores and educationa’ institutions. For drafting instruments,
the discount is generally 30 percent to 40 percent; medical, dental, and
veterinary instruments, 25 percent to 35 percent of published prices. |
Such educational discounts allowed will be passed on to the Govermuent
in the form of reduced prices, regardless of whether the contracting
institution purchases the items from the book store or direct from the
publishing house, manufacturer, or jobber.

¢. In the procurement o. the textbooks, instruments, or other
trainee supplies by the school (including book store), a.reasonablo™
allowance will be made for such handlinge

(1) Where the staff of the commandant of the school is
adequate to dispose of the textbooks, instrummtsy
and other traince supplies, in strict accordance |
with the terms of the contract, an allowance for
administrative expense of 3 percent of the net
cost (list prices less educational and cash di
or such itoms, pius transportation char ges
is the maximum charge permitted the school

 

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