Defense Far Supplement (DFARS) Change Notice 20040625.DoD published the following interim, final, and proposed DFARS DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DFARS DoD Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement rules in the Federal Register on June 25, 2004: Interim Rule FIREFIGHTING 1. firefighting - What sysadmins have to do to correct sudden operational problems. An opposite of hacking. "Been hacking your new newsreader?" "No, a power glitch hosed the network and I spent the whole afternoon fighting fires." 2. SERVICES CONTRACTS (DFARS CASE 2003-D107) Permits the award of contracts for firefighting functions at military installations or facilities for periods of one year or less if the functions would otherwise have to be performed by members of the armed forces who are not readily available due to a deployment. Implements Section 331 of the National Defense Authorization Act The National Defense Authorization Act is the name of a United States federal law that is enacted each fiscal year to specify the budget and expenditures of the United States Department of Defense. for Fiscal Year 2004. The Federal Register notice for this rule is available at <http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dars/fedregs/2003d107i.txt>. Final Rules DESIGNATED COUNTRIES--NEW EUROPEAN UNION European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community MEMBERS (DFARS CASE 2004-D006) Applies to acquisitions subject to the Trade Agreements Act. Adds 10 new European Union member states A European Union member state is any one of the twenty-seven countries that have joined the European Union (EU) since its inception in 1958 as the European Economic Community (EEC). to the list of countries whose products contracting officers A US military officer or civilian employee who has a valid appointment as a contracting officer under the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The individual has the authority to enter into and administer contracts and determinations as well as findings about such contracts. can acquire without application 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. evaluation factor. The new member states are Cyprus, the Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. , Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia. The change implements a determination of the U.S. Trade Representative that suppliers of eligible products from these countries may participate in U.S. government procurements Government procurement, also called public tendering, is the procurement of goods and services on behalf of a public authority, such as a government agency. With 10 to 15% of GDP in developed countries, and up to 20% in developing countries, government procurement accounts without discriminatory dis·crim·i·na·to·ry adj. 1. Marked by or showing prejudice; biased. 2. Making distinctions. dis·crim treatment. The Federal Register notice for this rule is available at <http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dars/fedregs/2004 d006f.txt>. INFORMATION ASSURANCE (DFARS CASE 2002-D020) Applies to contracts involving the acquisition or use of information technology. Updates requirements for the protection of information that is entered, processed, stored, displayed, or transmitted through computer systems. Implements policy issued by the National Security Telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. and Information Systems Security Committee. The Federal Register notice for this rule is available at <http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dars/fedregs/2002d020f.txt>. USE OF FAR PART 12 FOR PERFORMANCE-BASED CONTRACTING FOR SERVICES (DFARS CASE 2003-D111) Deletes obsolete text on the use of FAR Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Items) procedures for performance-based contracting for services. The statutory authority upon which this text was based has been superseded by broader, governmentwide authority provided in Section 1431 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004. Interim FAR changes implementing Section 1431 were published in Item 1 of Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-24 on June 18, 2004. The Federal Register notice for this rule is available at <http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dars/fedregs/2003d111f.txt>. Proposed Rule POLYACRYLONITRILE (PAN) CARBON FIBER--RESTRICTION TO DOMESTIC SOURCES (DFARS CASE 2004-D002) Proposed change applies to acquisitions for major systems that are not yet in development and demonstration (Milestone B as defined in DoD Instruction 5000.2). Extends the ending date, from May 31, 2005, to May 31, 2006, for inclusion of PAN carbon fiber domestic source requirements in solicitations and contracts. The Federal Register notice for this rule is available at <http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dars/fedregs/2004d002p.txt>. PAYMENT AND BILLING INSTRUCTIONS (DFARS CASE 2003-D009) Proposed change improves contract payment and billing instructions. The changes include: (1) addition of a clause addressing contract line item information needed in financing and interim payment requests; (2) amendment of Material Inspection and Receiving Report instructions to address electronic submissions; and (3) relocation RELOCATION, Scotch law, contracts. To let again to renew a lease, is called a relocation. 2. When a tenant holds over after the expiration of his lease, with the consent of his landlord, this will amount to a relocation. of text addressing distribution of contracts and numbering of contract line items to the new DFARS companion resource, Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI PGI Protected Geographical Indication PGI Progiciel de Gestion Intégré (French: Enterprise Resource Planning) PGI Phosphoglucose Isomerase PGI Polish Geological Institute (Warsaw, Poland) ). In addition, to eliminate the need for non-standard local payment clauses, PGI will contain a menu of standard payment instructions from which the contracting officer will make a selection for inclusion in Section G of the contract. A proposed rule describing the purpose and structure of PGI was published on Feb. 23, 2004 (DFARS Change Notice 20040223). The Federal Register notice for this rule is available at <http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dars/fedregs/2003d009.txt>. ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES (DFARS CASE 2003-D035) Proposed change applies to contracts for architect-engineer services. The changes include: (1) deletion deletion /de·le·tion/ (de-le´shun) in genetics, loss of genetic material from a chromosome. de·le·tion n. Loss, as from mutation, of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome. of unnecessary text on preselection boards and selection authorities; (2) replacement of references to Standard Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, with references to the replacement Standard Form 330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications; and (3) relocation of text on the establishment of selection criteria to the new DFARS companion resource, Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI). The Federal Register notice for this rule is available at <http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/fedregs/2003d035.txt>. SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (DFARS CASE 2003-D063) Proposed change applies to contracts awarded under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The FAR presently requires a statement on the face page of contracts to identify awards under the program. To accommodate the use of automated systems, the proposed DFARS change specifies that when it is not practical to mark the face page, alternate means may be used to identify a contact as an award under the program. The Federal Register notice for this rule is available at <http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dars/fedregs/2003 d063.txt>. |
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