Subject: Two-Year Extension of Warranty Claims Recovery Pilot Program.OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 3000 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301-3000 APRIL April: see month. 11 2005 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MEMORANDUM FOR DIRECTORS, DEFENSE AGENCIES 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) DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY Assistant Secretary of the Navy (abbrev. "ASN") is the title given to certain senior officials in the U.S. Department of the Navy. They serve as chief assistants to the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). (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 DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR LOGISTICS OPERATIONS (DLA DLA dog leukocyte antigen. ) DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR, ARMY CONTRACTING AGENCY SUBJECT: Two-Year Extension of Warranty Claims Recovery Pilot Program Section 391 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 1998 (Public Law 105-85), as amended, authorizes the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program to use commercial sources of services to improve the collection of the Department of Defense claims under aircraft engine warranties and to enter into contracts under the pilot program for collection-related services. Section 391 also provides guidance with regard to the payment of contractor fees and the retention of recovered funds. Finally, section 391 includes a reporting requirement, which (1) identifies the extent to which commercial firms have been used for collection-related services under this pilot program; (2) describes any problems that have limited the ability of the Secretary of Defense to procure such services under the pilot program; and (3) any recommendations the Secretary may have regarding whether the pilot program should be made permanent or extended beyond the specified date in section 391. The Fiscal Year 2005 Authorization Act extended the authority for the pilot program to September 30, 2006. The report on the program is due to Congress in February 2006. (A conformed copy A duplicate of a document that includes handwritten notations of items incapable of reproduction, such as a signature, which must be inscribed upon the duplicate with the explanation that it was placed there by the person whose signature appears on the original document. of the law is enclosed.) Request that you identify any contracts entered into under this pilot program for collection-related services as identified in section 391(b), and provide me with the information required for the report, along with points of contact for follow-up discussions on these pilot programs. This data should be provided no later than June 30, 2005. If you have not utilized the authority provided under section 391, please provide a negative response and a brief summary as to why. My point of contact for this matter is Susan Hildner, (703) 695-4258, susan.hildner@osd.mil. Deidre A. Lee Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy Enclosure: As stated Editor's note: View the attachment to this memorandum at <http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/policy/policyvault/2005-0453-DPAP2.pdf>. |
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