Subject: Suspension of the Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Businesses.OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 3000 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301-3000 January 23, 2004 DPAP/DAR MEMORANDUM FOR DIRECTORS OF DEFENSE AGENCIES DEPUTY FOR ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, ASN (1) (Autonomous System Number) A unique identifier of an autonomous system on the Internet. Of the 65 thousand ASNs available, more than 30 thousand have been assigned to ISPs and NSPs. ISPs usually have only one ASN, but NSPs may have more than one. (RDA RDA abbr. recommended daily allowance Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) The Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) are quantities of nutrients in the diet that are required to maintain good health in people. ) DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE (CONTRACTING), SAF/AQC ACTING DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY (POLICY AND PROCUREMENT), ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and (ALT) DIRECTOR, DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT SUBJECT: Suspension of the Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Businesses [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Effective 30 days after the date of this memorandum, all Department of Defense (DoD) contracting activities shall continue to suspend the use of the price evaluation adjustment for small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) in DoD procurements, as prescribed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 19.11, and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DFARS DoD Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ) Subpart 219.11. Subsection 2323(e) of title 10, United States Code Noun 1. United States Code - a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States; is prepared and published by a unit of the United States House of Representatives U. S. (U.S.C.), as amended by section 801 of the Strom Thurmond 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 1999 and section 816 of the Bob Stump Robert Lee (Bob) Stump (April 4, 1927 – June 20, 2003) was a U.S. Congressman from Arizona. Stump was born in Phoenix and was a U.S. Navy World War II combat veteran, where he served on the USS Tulagi from 1943-1946. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, requires DoD to suspend the regulation implementing the authority to enter into a contract for a price exceeding fair market cost if the Secretary determines at the beginning of the fiscai year that DoD achieved the 5 percent goal established by subsection 2323(a) in the most recent fiscal year for which data are available. Based on the most recent data for Fiscal Year 2003, the determination was made that DoD exceeded the 5 percent goal established in 10 U.S.C. 2323(a) for contract awards to SDBs. Accordingly, use of the price evaluation adjustment prescribed in FAR 19.11 and DFARS 219.11 is suspended for DoD. This suspension applies to all solicitations issued from February 24, 2004, to February 23, 2005. Deidre A. Lee Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy |
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