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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
48 CFR Parts 1, 3, 5, 15, 16, 19, 31, 42, 48, 52, and 53
[Federal Acquisition Circular 90-20; Item XX]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Corrections and Technical
Amendments
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Final rule; Technical corrections.
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SUMMARY: Technical corrections are being made to FAR parts 1, 3, 5, 15,
16, 19, 31, 42, 48, 52, and 53 to correct errors, omissions,
inconsistencies, references, and terms.
DATES: Effective Date: March 10, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The FAR Secretariat, Room 4041, GS
Building, Washington, DC 20405, (202) 501-4755. Please cite FAC 90-20,
Corrections and Technical Amendments.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1, 3, 5, 15, 16, 19, 31, 42, 48,
52 and 53
Government procurement.
Dated: Feb. 15, 1994.
Albert A. Vicchiolla,
Director, Office of Federal Acquisition Policy.
Therefore, 48 CFR parts 1, 3, 5, 15, 16, 19, 31, 42, 48, 52, and 53
are amended as set forth in the technical corrections appearing below:
1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 1, 3, 5, 15, 16, 19, 31,
42, 48, 52, and 53 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 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
1.404 [Nomenclature change]
2. Section 1.404(c) is amended by revising ``Assistant
Administrator for Procurement'' to read ``Associate Administrator for
Procurement''.
PART 3--IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF
INTEREST
3.104-9 [Corrected]
3. Section 3.104-9(c)(2) is amended in item 1 of the certificate
entitled ``Contracting Officer Certificate of Procurement Integrity''
by adding ``I'' after ``certificate,''.
PART 5--PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONS
5.207 [Nomenclature change]
4. Section 5.207(b) is amended in the last sentence of Item 4 of
``Format Item and Explanation/Description of Entry'' by removing the
words ``National Bureau of Standards'' and inserting ``National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'' in its place.
PART 15--CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION
15.804-6
[Corrected]
5. Section 15.804-6 is corrected in the second sentence of
paragraph 1 of Table 15-2 by revising ``7A'' to read ``8A''.
PART 16--TYPES OF CONTRACTS
6. Section 16.204 is amended by revising the third sentence and
adding a fourth sentence to read as follows:
16.204 Fixed-price incentive contracts.
* * * See 16.403 for more complete descriptions, application, and
limitations for these contracts. Prescribed clauses are found at
16.405.
PART 19--SMALL BUSINESS AND SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS CONCERNS
7. Section 19.102 is amended in the table consisting of industry
size standards in Major Group 73, by revising SIC codes 7371 through
7379 to read as follows:
19.102 Size standards.
* * * * *
Major Group 73--Business Services
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7371........................... Computer Programming Services. $14.5
7372........................... Prepackaged Software.......... 14.5
7373........................... Computer Integrated Systems 14.5
Design.
7374........................... Computer Processing and Data 14.5
Preparation and Processing
Services.
7375........................... Information Retrieval Services 14.5
7376........................... Computer Facilities Management 14.5
Services.
7377........................... Computer Rental and Leasing... 14.5
7378........................... Computer Maintenance and 14.5
Repair.
7379........................... Computer Related Services, 14.5
N.E.C.
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PART 31--CONTRACT COST PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES
31.205-38 [Corrected]
8. Section 31.205-38 is corrected in paragraph (c)(2)(iii) by
revising ``December 22'' to read ``December 15''.
PART 42--CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
42.701 [Corrected]
9. Section 42.701 is corrected in the definition ``business unit''
by revising the parenthetical to read ``(see 31.001)''.
PART 48--VALUE ENGINEERING
48.104-1 [Corrected]
10. Section 48.104-1 is corrected in paragraph (a)(2)(i) by
removing the word ``new'' and inserting ``net'' in its place.
PART 52--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
11. Section 52.210-1 is amended by revising the heading and
paragraph (a) of the provision to read as follows:
52.210-1 Availability of Specifications Listed in the GSA Index of
Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions.
* * * * *
(a) A single copy of each specification cited in this solicitation
is available without charge from the GSA Federal Supply Service Bureau
Specifications Section (3FBP-W), 470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW., suite
8100, Washington, DC 20407 (Tel. 202-755-0325 or 755-0326), or from any
of the General Services Administration Business Service Centers which
are located in Boston, MA; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Atlanta, GA;
Kansas City, MO; and Fort Worth, TX. Additional copies may be purchased
from the GSA Specifications Section in Washington, DC.
* * * * *
52.201-2 [Amended]
12. Section 52.210-2 is amended in the last paragraph of the
provision by removing the entries ``Telex Number'', ``Western Union
Number'', and ``Telephone Number'' and inserting ``Facsimile No. 215-
697-2978'' in their place.
52.228-8 [Corrected]
13. Section 52.228-8 is corrected in the introductory text by
adding an ``s'' to ``solicitation'', and at the end of paragraph (a)(2)
of the clause by revising the parenthetical to read ``(28 U.S.C. 2671-
2680)''.
14. Section 52.232-25 is corrected in the introductory text by
reinstating paragraph (b), [inadvertently removed at 54 FR 1337, March
31, 1989], to read as follows:
52.232-25 Prompt payment.
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(b) As prescribed in 32.906(a) and only as allowed under agency
policies and procedures, the Contracting Officer may insert in
paragraph (b) of the clause a period shorter than 30 days (but not less
than 7 days) for making contract financing payments.
* * * * *
52.246-21 [Corrected]
15. Section 52.246-21 is corrected in paragraph (a) of the clause
by revising ``paragraph (j)'' to read ``paragraph (i)''.
PART 53--FORMS
53.213 [Corrected]
16. Section 53.213 is corrected in the section heading by adding an
``s'' to the end of the word ``purchase'' the first time it is used.
53.214 [Amended]
17. Section 53.214 is amended at the end of paragraphs (a) and (c)
by adding a sentence to read as follows: ``Pending issuance of a new
edition of the form, the reference in block 1 should be amended to read
15 CFR 700.''
18. Section 53.222 is amended at the end of paragraph (e) by adding
a sentence to read as follows:
53.222 Application of labor laws to Government acquisitions (SF's 99,
308, 1093, 1413, 1444, 1445, 1446, WH-347).
* * * * *
(e) * * * Pending issuance of a new edition of the form, the
``prescribed by'' reference at the bottom right of the form is revised
to read ``53.222(e)''.
* * * * *
Subpart 53.3--Illustration of Forms
19. In section 53.301-254, Standard Form 254 is revised; in section
53.301-255, Standard Form 255 is revised; and in section 53.302-333
Optional Form 333 is revised to read as follows:
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