[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 185 (Friday, September 24, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51833-51834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24413]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 8 and 42
[FAC 97-14; FAR Case 98-602; Item IV]
RIN 9000-AI16
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Javits-Wagner-O'Day Proposed
Revisions
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense
Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending
the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to provide procedures for
recognizing a name change or a successor in interest for Javits-Wagner-
O'Day Act (JWOD) participating nonprofit agencies.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 23, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The FAR Secretariat, Room 4035, GS
Building, Washington, DC 20405, (202) 501-4755, for information
pertaining to status or publication schedules. For clarification of
content, contact Mr. Ralph De Stefano, Procurement Analyst, at (202)
501-1758. Please cite FAC 97-14, FAR case 98-602.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
This final rule adds a new section, FAR 8.716, to provide
procedures for recognizing a name change or a successor in interest for
a JWOD participating nonprofit agency providing supplies or services on
the Procurement List maintained by the Committee For Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, and amends paragraph (a) of
FAR 42.1203 to exempt JWOD participating nonprofit agencies from
requirements of that section pertaining to the processing of a name
change or a successor in interest.
The rule is consistent with 41 U.S.C. 48, which pertains to the
requirement (with certain exceptions) to procure supplies and services
that are on the Procurement List issued by the Committee For Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (Committee). The rule
does not change the relationship between the Committee and JWOD
participating nonprofit agencies concerning the compliance with State
and local law before and during contract performance. The rule also
does not change the Committee's obligation to insure that only
responsible contractors provide supplies and services that are included
on the Procurement List.
This rule is not subject to Office of Management and Budget review
under Section 6(b) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and
Review, dated September 30, 1993, and is not a major rule under 5
U.S.C. 804.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration certify that this
final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities within the meaning of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., because the rule merely sets
forth an existing practice and clarifies that certain administrative
procedures pertaining to a name change or a successor in interest do
not apply to JWOD participating nonprofit agencies.
C. Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply because the changes to
the FAR do not impose information collection requirements that require
the approval of the Office of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C.
3501, et seq.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 8 and 42
Government procurement.
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Dated: September 14, 1999.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA amend 48 CFR Parts 8 and 42 as set
forth below:
1. The authority citation for 48 CFR Parts 8 and 42 continues to
read as follows:
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 486(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 42
U.S.C. 2473(c).
PART 8--REQUIRED SOURCES OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES
2. Add a new section 8.716 to read as follows:
8.716 Change-of-name and successor in interest procedures.
When the Committee recognizes a name change or a successor in
interest for a JWOD participating nonprofit agency providing supplies
or services on the Procurement List--
(a) The Committee will provide a notice of a change to the
Procurement List to the cognizant contracting officers; and
(b) Upon receipt of a notice of a change to the Procurement List
from the Committee, the contracting officer must--
(1) Prepare a Standard Form (SF) 30, Amendment of Solicitation/
Modification of Contract, incorporating a summary of the notice and
attaching a list of contracts affected; and
(2) Distribute the SF 30, including a copy to the Committee.
PART 42--CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT SERVICES
3. Amend section 42.1203 to revise paragraph (a) to read as
follows:
42.1203 Processing agreements.
(a) If a contractor wishes the Government to recognize a successor
in interest to its contracts or a name change, the contractor must
submit a written request to the responsible contracting officer (see
42.1202). If the contractor received its contract under Subpart 8.7
under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act, use the procedures at 8.716 instead.
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[FR Doc. 99-24413 Filed 9-23-99; 8:45 am]
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