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Part VI
Department of Defense
General Services Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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48 CFR Chapter 1
Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-07; Final Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Chapter 1
Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-07; Introduction
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Summary presentation of final rules.
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SUMMARY: This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and
the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in this Federal Acquisition
Circular (FAC) 2001-07. A companion document, the Small Entity
Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including the SECG,
is available via the Internet at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=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 2001-07 and
specific FAR case number(s). Interested parties may also visit our
website at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.arnet.gov/far.
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Item Subject FAR case Analyst
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I........................................ Preference for Performance-Based 2000-307 Wise
Contracting.
II....................................... Revisions to Balance of Payments 1999-616 Davis
Program.
III...................................... European Union Trade Sanctions... 2001-002 Davis
IV....................................... 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.
FAC 2001-07 amends the FAR as specified below:
Item I--Preference for Performance-Based Contracting (FAR Case
2000-307)
This final rule converts the interim rule published as Item I of
FAC 97-25 at 66 FR 22082, May 2, 2001, to a final rule with an
amendment at FAR 7.105. The rule implements Section 821 of the Floyd D.
Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Pub. L.
106-398). The rule affects contracting officers that buy services by
explicitly establishing a preference for performance-based contracts or
task orders. Guidance for performance-based contracting is available at
the following websites: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.arnet.gov/Library/OFPP/BestPractices/, http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://oamweb.osec.doc.gov/pbsc/index.html, or http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/content/pubs-content.jsp? content OID =
119969&contentType = 1008&PMVP = 1.
Item II--Revisions to Balance of Payments Program (FAR Case 1999-
616)
This final rule amends the FAR by removing Subpart 25.3, Balance of
Payments Program, and making conforming changes to FAR Parts 13, 25,
and 52. This revision will reduce administrative burdens on both the
Government and the public. The FAR no longer requires contracting
officers to use balance of payments procedures to evaluate foreign
offers when acquiring supplies for use outside the United States that
are valued at more than $100,000, but not more than $186,000, or when
awarding a construction contract to be performed outside the United
States and valued at less than $6,909,500. However, the Balance of
Payments Program will be continued in the Department of Defense, and a
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement rule is being
processed for this purpose.
Item III--European Union Trade Sanctions (FAR Case 2001-002)
This final rule revises FAR 25.1103(c)(2)(i) to specifically
exclude solicitations issued and contracts awarded by DoD from the
clause prescription for the use of FAR clauses 52.225-15, Sanctioned
European Union Country End Products, and 52.225-16, Sanctioned European
Union Country Services. This rule is a clarification of existing
policy. DoD contracting officers must ensure that the clauses
implementing European Union trade sanctions are not included in DoD
solicitations and contracts.
Item IV--Technical Amendments
These amendments update sections and make editorial changes at FAR
12.301, 52.214-20, and 52.244-2.
Dated: April 23, 2002.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
Federal Acquisition Circular
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-07 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 2001-2007 are
effective May 15, 2002.
Dated: April 19, 2002.
Deidre A. Lee,
Director, Defense Procurement.
Dated: April 18, 2002.
Joseph A. Neurauter,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Acquisition Policy,
General Services Administration.
Dated: April 17, 2002.
Tom Luedtke,
Assistant Administrator for Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
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