[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 116 (Thursday, June 17, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 32740-32741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15145]
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Part VI
Department of Defense
General Services Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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48 CFR Chapter I, et al.
Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12 Introduction; Federal Acquisition
Regulation; Taxpayer Identification Numbers; Use of Brand Name Item
Descriptions, et al.; Final Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Chapter 1
Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12; Introduction
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Summary presentation of final and interim rules, and technical
amendments.
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SUMMARY: This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) rules issued by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in this Federal Acquisition
Circular (FAC) 97-12. A companion document, the Small Entity Compliance
Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including the SECG, is
available via the Internet at http://www.arnet.gov/far.
DATES: For effective dates and comment dates, see separate documents
which follow.
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 the analyst whose name appears in the table below in
relation to each FAR case or subject area. Please cite FAC 97-12 and
specific FAR case number(s). Interested parties may also visit our
website at http://www.arnet.gov/far.
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Item Subject FAR case Analyst
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I................................... Taxpayer Identification 97-003 Olson.
Numbers.
II.................................. Use of Brand Name Item 96-018 Moss.
Descriptions.
III................................. SBA's 8(a) Business 98-011 Moss.
Development Program
(Interim).
IV.................................. Competition Under Multiple 98-007 DeStefano.
Award Task and Delivery
Order Contracts.
V................................... Application of the Brooks 98-023 O'Neill.
Act.
VI.................................. Restrictions on the 98-306 Nelson.
Acquisition of Information
Technology.
VII................................. Technical Amendments
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summaries for each FAR rule follow. For the
actual revisions and/or amendments to these FAR cases, refer to the
specific item number and subject set forth in the documents following
these item summaries.
Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12 amends the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) as specified below:
Item I--Taxpayer Identification Numbers (FAR Case 97-003)
The interim rule published as Item I of the FAC 97-09 is converted
to a final rule without change. The rule amends FAR Parts 1, 4, 13, 14,
15, and 52 to implement Subsection (i) of the Debt Collection
Improvement Act of 1996 and Section 1022 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of
1997; and to clarify the Government requirements for reporting contract
and payment information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Item II--Use of Brand Name Item Descriptions (FAR Case 96-018)
This final rule amends FAR Parts 11, 37, and 52 to clarify guidance
for the use of brand name purchase descriptions.
Item III--SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program (FAR Case 98-011)
This interim rule amends FAR Parts 12, 19, and 52 to implement
changes made in the Small Business Administration's 8(a) Business
Development (8(a)BD) Program regulation contained in 13 CFR parts 121,
124, and 134 regarding the eligibility procedures for admission to the
8(a)BD and contractual assistance programs.
Item IV--Competition Under Multiple Award Task and Delivery Order
Contracts (FAR Case 98-007)
This final rule amends the procedures for placing orders under
multiple award contracts at FAR 16.505(b). The amendment emphasizes
that agencies shall use only fair methods when placing orders. For
example, the contracting officer shall not employ allocation or
designation of any preferred awardee(s) that would result in less than
fair consideration being given to all awardees prior to placing each
order.
Item V--Application of the Brooks Act (FAR Case 98-023)
This final rule amends FAR Part 36 to remove the reference to the
National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) at FAR 36.601-4(a)(4).
Item VI--Restrictions on the Acquisition of Information Technology
(FAR Case 98-306)
This final rule revises FAR 39.101 to implement Division A, Section
101(h), Title VI, Section 622 of the Omnibus Appropriations and
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999. Section 622 provides that no
appropriated funds may be used to acquire information technology that
does not comply with FAR 39.106, unless the agency's Chief Information
Officer (CIO) determines that noncompliance with 39.106 is necessary to
the function and operation of the agency or the acquisition is required
by a contract in effect before October 21, 1998.
Item VII--Technical Amendments
Amendments are being made at 1.106, 9.505, 12.301, 19.803, 19.806,
22.609, 31.205-6, 42.203, 52.204-6, 52.212-1, 52.212-3, 52.213-4,
52.215-2, 52.219-1, 52.219-8, 52.219-14, 52.219-22, 53.214 and 53.215-1
in order to update references and make editorial changes.
FAR Index
The FAR Index is revised and a copy is provided in the looseleaf
version of the FAR.
Dated: June 9, 1999.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
Federal Acquisition Circular
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-12 is issued under the
authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General
Services, and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
Unless otherwise specified, all Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) and other directive material contained in FAC 97-12 are
effective August 16, 1999, except for Items I, III, VI, and VII
which are effective June 17, 1999.
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Dated: June 8, 1999.
Eleanor R. Spector,
Director, Defense Procurement.
Dated: June 7, 1999.
Ida M. Ustad,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Acquisition Policy General
Services Administration.
Dated: May 27, 1999.
Tom Luedtke,
Acting Associate Administrator for Procurement National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
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