Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) Change Notice 20050113.DoD published the following change to the DFARS DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DFARS DoD Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement on Jan. 13, 2005: Interim Rule Free Trade Agreements--Australia and Morocco (DFARS Case 2004-D013) Implements new Free Trade Agreements with Australia and Morocco. The Free Trade Agreements waive To intentionally or voluntarily relinquish a known right or engage in conduct warranting an inference that a right has been surrendered. For example, an individual is said to waive the right to bring a tort action when he or she renounces the remedy provided by law for such the applicability of the Buy American Act The Buy American Act (41 USC 10a-10d) was passed in 1933, mandating preferences for the purchase of domestically produced goods in direct procurements by the United States government. for some foreign supplies and construction materials from Australia and Morocco, and specify procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. procedures designed to ensure fairness. This DFARS change also updates terminology related to international trade agreements, and updates the list of countries eligible to participate in DoD procurements covered by the trade agreements, in accordance with policy of the U.S. Trade Representative. A corresponding change to the FAR was published in Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-27 on Dec. 28, 2004. The Federal Register notice for this rule is available at <http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dfars/chnotices/20050113_files/2004-D013.txt>. |
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