[Federal Register: October 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 197)]
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Part III
Department of Defense
General Services Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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48 CFR Chapter I, Parts 2, 4, et al.
Federal Acquisition Circular 97-20; Introduction and Federal
Acquisition Regulations: Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Development Act of 1999, Truth in Negotiations Act Threshold, and Small
Entity Compliance Guide; Final Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Chapter 1
Federal Acquisition Circular 97-20; 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.
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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 (Councils) in this Federal
Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-20. The Councils drafted these FAR rules
using plain language in accordance with the White House memorandum,
Plain Language in Government Writing, dated June 1, 1998. The Councils
wrote all new and revised text using plain language. 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 97-20 and
specific FAR case numbers. 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................. Veterans 2000-302 Moss.
Entrepreneurship and
Small Business
Development Act of 1999.
II................ Truth in Negotiations 2000-300 Olson.
Act Threshold.
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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 97-20 amends the FAR as specified
below:
Item I--Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
Act of 1999 (FAR Case 2000-302)
This interim rule amends the FAR to implement sections 501(c),
502(a)(2), and 604(d) of the Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small
Business Development Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-50). This Act established
new assistance programs for veterans and service-disabled veterans who
own and operate small businesses. This interim rule--
Defines the terms ``veteran-owned small business
concerns'' and ``service-disabled veteran-owned small business
concerns;''
Establishes that veteran-owned and service-disabled
veteran-owned small businesses be afforded maximum practical
opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts and
subcontracts awarded by any Federal agency;
Establishes a requirement to include a goal for veteran-
owned small businesses in subcontracting plans under FAR 52.219-9; and
Amends the SF 294 and SF 295 to add data collection
requirements for subcontract awards to veteran-owned small businesses
and service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns.
Item II--Truth in Negotiations Act Threshold (FAR Case 2000-300)
This final rule amends FAR 15.403-4 to increase the threshold for
obtaining cost or pricing data from $500,000 to $550,000. This
implements the requirements of 10 U.S.C. 2306a(a)(7) and 41 U.S.C.
254b(a)(7). These statutes require review of the Truth in Negotiations
Act threshold every 5 years, starting October 1, 1995.
Dated: October 3, 2000.
Al Matera,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
Federal Acquisition Circular
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-20 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.
All Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) changes and other
directive material contained in FAC 97-20 are effective October 11,
2000.
Dated: October 3, 2000.
Col. R.D. Kerrins, Jr., USA
Acting Director, Defense Procurement.
Dated: October 3, 2000.
David A. Drabkin,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Acquisition Policy, General
Services Administration.
Dated: October 2, 2000.
Tom Luedtke,
Associate Administrator for Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
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