DEFENSE FAR
SUPPLEMENT (DFARS) Change Notice 20040625
DoD
published the following interim, final, and proposed DFARS rules in the Federal
Register on
Interim Rule:
Firefighting
Services Contracts (DFARS Case 2003-D107) (Comments due
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 for Fiscal Year 2004.
Affected
subparts/sections: 237.1
The
Federal Register notice for this rule is available here.
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Final Rules:
Designated
Countries – New European Union Members (DFARS Case 2004-D006)
Applies
to acquisitions subject to the Trade Agreements Act. Adds 10 new European Union member states to
the list of countries whose products contracting officers can acquire without
application of the Buy American Act evaluation factor. The new member states are
Affected
subparts/sections: 252.212; 252.225
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Federal Register notice for this rule is available here.
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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 and Information
Systems Security Committee.
Affected
subparts/sections: Part 239 Table of
Contents; 239.71; 252.239
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Federal Register notice for this rule is available here.
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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superseded by broader, Governmentwide authority provided in Section 1431 of the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 I of Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-24 on
Affected
subparts/sections: DFARS Table of
Contents; Part 212 Table of Contents; 212.1; Part 237 Table of Contents; 237.6
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Federal Register notice for this rule is available here.
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Proposed Rules:
Polyacrylonitrile
(PAN) Carbon Fiber – Restriction to Domestic Sources (DFARS Case 2004-D002)
(Comments due
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
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DFARS
Transformation
The following
proposed rules are a result of DFARS Transformation, which is a major DoD
initiative to dramatically change the purpose and content of the DFARS. The transformed DFARS will contain
requirements of law, DoD-wide policies, delegations of FAR authorities,
deviations from FAR requirements, and policies/procedures that have a
significant effect on the public. Our
objective is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the acquisition
process, while allowing the acquisition workforce the flexibility to
innovate. Additional information on the
DFARS Transformation initiative is available at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dfars/transf.htm.
Payment and Billing
Instructions (DFARS Case 2003-D009) (Comments due
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 of text
addressing distribution of contracts and numbering of contract line items to
the new DFARS companion resource, Procedures, Guidance, and Information
(PGI). 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
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Architect-Engineer
Services (DFARS Case 2003-D035) (Comments due
Proposed
change applies to contracts for architect-engineer services. The changes include: (1) deletion 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).
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Federal Register notice for this proposed rule is available here.
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Small Business
Competitiveness Demonstration Program (DFARS Case 2003-D063) (Comments due
August 24, 2004)
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.
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Federal Register notice for this proposed rule is available here.
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