70 FR 68 pg. 18954 - Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-03; Introduction
Type: RULEVolume: 70Number: 68Page: 18954
FR document: [FR Doc. 05-6863 Filed 4-8-05; 8:45 am]
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Chapter 1
Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-03; Introduction
AGENCIES:
Department of Defense (DoD), General ServicesAdministration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA).
ACTION:
Summary presentation of final and interimrules.
SUMMARY:
This document summarizes the Federal AcquisitionRegulation (FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Counciland the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in this Federal AcquisitionCircular (FAC) 2005-03. A companion document, the Small EntityCompliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including the SECG, isavailable via the Internet at http://www.acqnet.gov/far .
DATES:
For effective dates and comment dates, seeseparate documents which follow.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The FAR Secretariat, at (202) 501-4755, for information pertainingto status or publication schedules. For clarification of content, contactthe analyst whose name appears in the table below in relation to each FARcase or subject area. Please cite FAC 2005-03 and specific FAR casenumbers. Interested parties may also visit our Web site at http://www.acqnet.gov/far .
| Item | Subject | FAR case | Analyst |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Purchases From Federal Prison Industries-Requirement for MarketResearch (Interim) | 2003-023 | Nelson. |
| II | Section 508 Micropurchase Exemption | 2004-020 | Nelson. |
| III | Technical Amendments |
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summaries for each FAR rule follow. For the actual revisions and/oramendments to these FAR cases, refer to the specific item number andsubject set forth in the documents following these item summaries.
FAC 2005-03 amends the FAR as specified below:
Item I-Purchases From Federal PrisonIndustries-Requirement for Market Research (FAR Case 2003-023)(Interim)
This interim rule updates and clarifies procedures for purchase of itemsfrom Federal Prison Industries (FPI). The changes include-
• Establishment of a permanent requirement for marketresearch and a comparability determination before purchasing an item ofsupply listed in the FPI Schedule. For civilian agencies, this requirementpreviously applied only to purchases made using fiscal year 2004appropriated funds. Section 637 of Division H of the ConsolidatedAppropriations Act, 2005, made this requirement permanent for all Federalagencies.
• Clarification that, if a solicitation is available throughthe Governmentwide point of entry (FedBizOpps), it is not necessary toprovide a separate copy of the solicitation to FPI.
• Clarification that, if an agency determines that an FPIitem provides the best value to the Government as a result of FPI'sresponse to a competitive solicitation, the agency must purchase the itemfrom FPI using the ordering procedures at FPI's website.
Item II-Section 508 Micropurchase Exemption (FAR Case2004-020)
The interim rule published on October 5, 2004, is converted to a finalrule without change. This rule extends the Electronic and InformationTechnology (Section 508) micropurchase exception to April 1, 2005. Thisrule is of special interest to contracting officers and other individualsdesignated in accordance with FAR 1.603-3. All micropurchases madeon and after April 1, 2005, must comply with the requirements of Section508. Micropurchases are subject to the same exemption provision as largerdollar buys, as articulated in FAR 39.204.
Item III-Technical Amendments
Editorial changes are made at FAR 52.212-5, 52.213-4,52.219-18, and 52.225-13, in order to update references.
Dated: April 1, 2005.
Rodney P. Lantier,
Director, Contract Policy Division, General ServicesAdministration.
Federal Acquisition Circular
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-03 is issued under the authorityof the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services, and theAdministrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Unless otherwise specified, all Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) andother directive material contained in FAC 2005-03 is effective April 11,2005.
Dated: March 30, 2005.
Deidre A. Lee,
Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy.
Dated: March 25, 2005.
David A. Drabkin,
Senior Procurement Executive, Office of the Chief AcquisitionOfficer, General Services Administration.
Dated: March 23, 2005.
Tom Luedtke,
Assistant Administrator for Procurement, National Aeronautics andSpace Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-6863 Filed 4-8-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6820-EP-S