[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 32852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15864]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Announcement of the June 1997 Revision of the Federal Aviation
Administration Acquisition Management System and Changes 1, 2, 3, 4,
and 5 of the Standard Clauses
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the
availability of the June 1997 revision of the FAA Acquisition
Management System, and Changes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the standard
clauses used in FAA procurement contracts and Screening Information
Requests (SIR), as well as the latest versions of the real property and
utility clauses.
ADDRESSES: The complete text of the June 1997 revision of the FAA
Acquisition Management System, Changes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the
standard clauses and the latest versions of the real property and
utility clauses are available on the Internet at http://fast.faa.gov/.
Use of the Internet World Wide Web Site is strongly encouraged for
access to copies of the FAA Acquisition Management System and the
current clauses. If Internet service is not available, requests for
copies of these documents may be made to the following address: FAA
Acquisition Reform, ASU-100, Rm. 435, 800 Independence Avenue, SW,
Washington, DC 20591.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Lankford, Procurement Management Branch Federal Aviation
Administration, Rm. 435, 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington DC
20591, (202) 267-8407.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 31, 1995, Congress passed an Act
Making Appropriations for the Department of Transportation and Related
Agencies, for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 1996, and for Other
Purposes (The 1996 DOT Appropriations Act). On November 15, 1995, the
President signed this bill into law. In Section 348 of this law,
Congress directed the Administrator of the FAA to develop and implement
a new acquisition management system that addresses the unique needs of
the agency. The new FAA Acquisition Management System went into effect
on April 1, 1996 [see Notice of availability at 61 FR 15155 (April 4,
1996)].
The Air Traffic Management System Performance Improvement Act of
1996, title II of the Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996,
Public Law 104-264, October 9, 1996, expanded the procurement reforms
previously authorized by the 1996 DOT Appropriations Act. Amendment 01
implements title 11 and makes other necessary changes to, and
clarifications of, the FAA Acquisition Management System.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 11, 1997.
Gilbert B. Devey, Jr.,
Director of Acquisitions, ASU-1.
[FR Doc. 97-15864 Filed 6-16-97; 8:45 am]
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