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Type: RULEVolume: 70Number: 68Pages: 18959 - 18960
FR document: [FR Doc. 05-6868 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 Regulation; Small Entity ComplianceGuide
AGENCIES:
Department of Defense (DoD), General ServicesAdministration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA).
ACTION:
Small Entity Compliance Guide.
SUMMARY:
This document is issued under the jointauthority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of GeneralServices and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has beenprepared in accordance with Section 212 of the Small Business RegulatoryEnforcement Fairness Act of 1996. It consists of a summary of rulesappearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-03 which amendthe FAR. An asterisk (*) next to a rule indicates that a regulatoryflexibility analysis has been prepared. Interested parties may obtainfurther information regarding these rules by referring to FAC 2005-03which precedes this document. These documents are also available via theInternet at http://www.acqnet.gov/far .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laurieann Duarte, FAR Secretariat, (202) 501-4755. Forclarification of content, contact the analyst whose name appears in thetable below.
| 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 |
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.
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