DEFENSE
FAR SUPPLEMENT (DFARS) Change Notice 20041215
DoD published the following changes to the
DFARS on
Interim
Rule
Contract Period for
Task and Delivery Order Contracts (DFARS Case 2003-D097/2004-D023)
Limits
the ordering period of a task or delivery order contract awarded under the
authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304a to not more than 10 years, unless the head of the
agency determines that exceptional circumstances require a longer ordering
period. This rule revises the interim
rule published on
Affected subparts/sections: 217.2; PGI 217.2
The Federal Register notice for this rule is
available here.
A Microsoft Word format document showing all
additions and deletions made by this rule is here.
A Microsoft Word format document showing the text
added to PGI is here.
Final
Rules – DFARS Transformation
The following changes
are a result of DFARS Transformation, which is a major DoD initiative to
dramatically change the purpose and content of the DFARS. Additional information on the DFARS
Transformation initiative is available at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/transformation/index.htm. Three of the following changes relocate text
to the new DFARS companion resource, Procedures, Guidance, and Information
(PGI), available at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/pgi.
Improper
Business Practices and Contractor Qualifications Relating to Debarment,
Suspension, and Business Ethics (DFARS Case 2003-D012)
Consolidates text on reporting of improper
business practices to the appropriate authorities; updates a contract clause
addressing prohibitions on persons convicted of fraud or other defense-contract-related
felonies; and relocates to PGI, procedures for referring matters to the agency
debarring and suspending official.
Affected subparts/sections: DFARS Table of Contents; Part 203 Table of
Contents; 203.0; 203.1; 203.2; 203.3; 203.4; 203.5; 209.1; 209.4; 252.203; PGI
203.5; PGI 209.1; PGI 209.4
The Federal Register notice for this rule is
available here.
A Microsoft Word format document showing all
additions and deletions made by this rule is here.
A Microsoft Word format document showing the
text added to PGI is here.
DoD
Pilot Mentor-Protégé Program (DFARS Case 2003-D013)
Changes the DoD Pilot Mentor-Protégé Program
to authorize the Director, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
(SADBU), of each military department or defense agency to approve contractors
as mentor firms and to approve mentor-protégé agreements. The Director, Office of the Secretary of
Defense, SADBU, will retain policy and oversight responsibility and will remain
the principal budget authority for the Program.
This rule also revises the structure of DFARS Appendix I for clarity and
to reflect current Program requirements.
Affected subparts/sections: 219.71; Appendix I Table of Contents;
Appendix I
The Federal Register notice for this rule is
available here.
A Microsoft Word format document showing all
additions and deletions made by this rule is here.
Competition
Requirements (DFARS Case 2003-D017)
Deletes text that is obsolete or duplicative
of FAR policy; and relocates procedures for documenting reasons for use of
other than full and open competition to PGI.
Affected subparts/sections: Part 206 Table of Contents; 206.0; 206.2;
206.3; PGI 206.2; PGI 206.3
The Federal Register notice for this rule is
available here.
A Microsoft Word format document showing all
additions and deletions made by this rule is here.
A Microsoft Word format document showing the
text added to PGI is here.
Construction and Architect-Engineer
Services (DFARS Case 2003-D035)
Relocates
to PGI, procedures for establishment of evaluation criteria in the selection of
firms for architect-engineer contracts; deletes unnecessary text on
preselection boards and selection authorities; and replaces a reference to
Standard Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, with
a reference to its replacement, Standard Form 330, Architect-Engineer
Qualifications.
Affected subparts/sections: Part 236 Table of Contents; 236.6; PGI 236.6
The Federal Register notice for this rule is
available here.
A Microsoft Word format document showing all
additions and deletions made by this rule is here.
A Microsoft Word format document showing the
text added to PGI is here.
Final
Rules – Legislative
Free Trade
Agreements –
Finalizes, with changes, the interim rule
published on
Affected subparts/sections: 225.5; 252.212; 252.225
The Federal Register notice for this rule is
available here.
A Microsoft Word format document showing all
additions and deletions made by this rule is here.
Firefighting
Services Contracts (DFARS Case 2003-D107)
Finalizes,
without change, the interim rule published on
Affected subparts/sections: None.
The Federal Register notice for this rule is
available here.