[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 9, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 52999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25942]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 6, 12, 15 and 52
[FAR Case 96-303]
RIN 9000-AH15
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Competitive Range Determinations
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Proposed rule, extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The public comment period on the proposed rule which was
published in the Federal Register at 61 FR 40116, July 31, 1996, is
extended through November 19, 1996. The rule implements Sections 4101
and 4103 of the Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996 and relates to
providing the contracting officer with the authority to limit the size
of the competitive range, in accordance with criteria specified in the
solicitation, to the greatest number that will permit an efficient
competition.
The public comment period is extended to conform with the public
comment period on the proposed rule for the FAR Part 15 Rewrite--Phase
I, FAR Case 95-029, which was published in the Federal Register at 61
FR 48380, September 12, 1996. Since it is important to consider the
proposed rule for FAR Case 96-303, Competitive Range Determinations, in
the broader context of FAR Part 15 as a whole, we encourage interested
parties to express their positions on this rule as part of the public
meeting on the rewrite of FAR Part 15, Phase I.
DATES: Comments: Comments on the proposed rule should be submitted in
writing to the GSA on or before November 19, 1996.
Public Meeting: The meeting is scheduled for November 8, 1996, from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., local time.
ADDRESSES: The location of the meeting will be the NASA Headquarters
Building Auditorium, 300 E St., SW., Washington DC 20546. If you wish
to attend the meeting, or to make presentations on competitive range
determinations, please contact the FAR Part 15 Rewrite Committee Chair,
Ms. Melissa Rider, DAR Council, Attn: IMD 3D139, PDUSD (A&T) DP/DAR,
3062 Defense Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20301-3062; telephone (703)
602-0131.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ralph DeStefano at (202) 501-1758
in reference to this FAR case. For general information, contact the FAR
Secretariat, Room 4037, GS Building, Washington, DC 20405 (202) 501-
4755. Please cite FAR case 96-303.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 6, 12, 15 and 52
Government procurement.
Dated: October 3, 1996.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 96-25942 Filed 10-8-96; 8:45 am]
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