[Federal Register: May 2, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 85)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
General Services Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
48 CFR Chapter 1
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small Entity Compliance Guide
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Small Entity Compliance Guide.
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SUMMARY: This document is issued under the joint authority of the
Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the
Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance with
section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
of 1996. It consists of a summary of rules appearing in Federal
Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-25 which amends the FAR. An asterisk (*)
next to a rule indicates that a regulatory flexibility analysis has
been prepared in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 604. Interested parties may
obtain further information regarding these rules by referring to FAC
97-25 which precedes this document. These documents are also 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurie Duarte, FAR Secretariat, (202)
501-4225. For clarification of content, contact the analyst whose name
appears in the table below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
List of Rules in FAC 97-25
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Item Subject FAR case Analyst
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I...................................... Preference for Performance- 2000-307 Wise.
Based Contracting.
II..................................... Contractor Personnel in 2000-609 Nelson.
the Procurement of
Information Technology
Services.
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Item I--Preference for Performance-Based Contracting (FAR Case
2000-307)
This interim rule amends FAR 2.101, Definitions, and 37.102,
Policy, to implement section 821 of the Floyd D. Spence National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-398).
The rule affects contracting officers that buy services by explicitly
establishing a preference for performance-based contracts or task
orders.
Item II--Contractor Personnel in the Procurement of Information
Technology Services (FAR Case 2000-609)
This interim rule adds FAR 39.104 to implement Section 813 of the
Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001
(Public Law 106-398). Section 813 prohibits the use of minimum
experience or education requirements for contractor personnel in
solicitations for the acquisition of information technology services,
unless--
1. The contracting officer first determines that the needs of the
agency cannot be met without such requirement; or
2. The needs of the agency require the use of a type of contract
other than a performance-based contract.
Dated: April 27, 2001.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 01-11010 Filed 5-1-01; 8:45 am]
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