[Federal Register: March 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 55)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 14962]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 the rule appearing in Federal
Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-02 which amends the FAR. An asterisk
(*) next to a rule indicates that a regulatory flexibility analysis has
been prepared. Interested parties may obtain further information
regarding this rule by referring to FAC 2005-02, 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.acqnet.gov/far
.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurieann Duarte, FAR Secretariat,
(202) 501-4755. For clarification of content, contact Rhonda Cundiff at
(202) 501-0044.
* Procurement Program for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
Concerns (FAR Case 2004-002)
This final rule provides for set-aside and sole source procurement
authority for service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB)
concerns. It amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) interim
rule that was published in the Federal Register at 69 FR 25274, May 5,
2004, to implement Section 308 of the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003,
Procurement Program for Small Business Concerns Owned and Controlled by
Service-Disabled Veterans (Pub. L. 108-183). The interim rule provided
that contracting officers may: (1) award contracts on the basis of
competition restricted to service-disabled veteran-owned small
businesses (SDVOSB) if there is a reasonable expectation that two or
more SDVOSB concerns will submit offers and that the award can be made
at a fair market price, or (2) award a sole source contract to a
responsible SDVOSB concern when there is not a reasonable expectation
that two or more SDVOSB concerns would offer, the anticipated contract
price (including options) will not exceed $5 million (for
manufacturing) or $3 million otherwise, and the contract award can be
made at a fair and reasonable price. This final rule is published in
conjunction with two rules published by the Small Business
Administration (SBA).
Dated: March 16, 2005.
Rodney P. Lantier,
Director, Contract Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 05-5657 Filed 3-22-05; 8:45 am]