Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items--FAR proposed rule 2000-305 (Jan. 15, 2004).The Defense Department, General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. , and National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), civilian agency of the U.S. federal government with the mission of conducting research and developing operational programs in the areas of space exploration, artificial satellites (see satellite, artificial), issued a Jan. 15, 2004, Federal Register notice of a proposed rule on the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) for commercially available off-the-shelf items An item that has been developed and produced to military or commercial standards and specifications, is readily available for delivery from an industrial source, and may be procured without change to satisfy a military requirement. . Section 4203 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 requires that the FAR list certain provisions of law that are inapplicable in·ap·pli·ca·ble adj. Not applicable: rules inapplicable to day students. in·ap to contracts for acquisitions of commercially available off-the-shelf items. The Act excludes Section 15 of the Small Business Act and bid protest procedures from the list. The list of inapplicable statutes cannot include a provision of law that provides for criminal or civil penalties. View the proposed rule on the Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy Web site at <http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/general/newsandevents.htm>. |
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